TED-Ed: History's "worst" nun | Theresa A. Yugar

Juana Ramirez de Asbaje, later known as Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, was a brilliant scholar in 17th-century Mexico. Despite societal constraints, she pursued knowledge through her grandfather's library and later dazzled the Royal Court with her literary works. Choosing the convent over marriage, she continued her intellectual pursuits but faced conflict with church authorities. Her legacy as a pioneering feminist endures, celebrated in literature and on currency.

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