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September 4, 2013
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usa (Vivía Font), Manuela (Alejandra Escalante) and Tomasita (Sabina Zuniga Varela) discuss a radical course of action in ‘The Tenth Muse, ’ a play about a 1 7th
century nun who was regarded as the first published feminist of the New World, now playing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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Every so often, I'll learn of some Shakespeare Festival to thank for
istorical figure who inspires me so introducing me to Sister ("Sor" in
profoundly, I can t quite forgive my Spanish) Juana Inés de la Cruz, a
education for not introducing me to 17th-century nun who is regarded
him or her sooner. I have the Oregon as the first published feminist of the
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New World. Sor Juana is famous in
Mexico (her face appears on the 200
pesos bill), but has not been the
subject of major study in English,
"The Tenth Muse," playing at
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the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
silence it.
through Nov. 2, conveys a sense of
The play is set 20 years after Sor
Sor Juana's influence and is rich Juana's death, in a convent outside
with insights for anyone struggling
to find her voice against pressure to
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