Lucila godoy

By Subaru95

  • Born

    Lucila Godoy Alcayaga was born in Vicuña, Chile, but was raised in the small Andean village of Montegrande, where she attended the Primary schooltaught by her older sister.

  • First publication

    Mistral published some early poems, such as “Cartita Intima”.

  • Work

    She was 15 years old worked as a teacher's aide in the seaside town of Compañia Baja, near La Serena.

  • Nobel

    Mistral won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and she became the first Latin American woman to win this award.

  • National Prize

    Gabriela Mistral won the national prize in literature.

  • Death

    After a tough disease, Mistral died in 1957 at age 67 years.