Dolors Monserdà, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dolors Monserdà

Spanish writer, poet, storyteller, playwright, essayist, and columnist of Catalan descent

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1845

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1919

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, storyteller, essayist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dolors Monserdà i Vidal (née, Dolors Moncerdà i Vidal; also known as, Dolors Monserdà de Macià; Barcelona, 1845 - 1919) was a Spanish writer, poet, storyteller, playwright, essayist, and columnist of Catalan descent.
She was the sister of the painter Enric Monserdá i Vidal (1850-1926), and her daughter was married to the modernist architect, Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
She wrote in Spanish through 1875, and from then on, in Catalan.
She was a regular participant in the Floral Games, where she was awarded prizes in 1878, 1882 and 1891.
In 1909, she was the first woman to chair a poetry contest.
A journalist as well, she wrote for the periodical, La Renaixença, and the magazine, Feminal.