Ana Caro Mallén de Soto

Ana Caro Mallén de Soto (ca.1601 – ca.1645) was one of the few women writers of the Spanish Golden Age, whose talent was celebrated in print by eminent playwrights and novelists of her day. She spent much of her time in Seville and Madrid, where literature and theater thrived. For several years, she was able to make a living through her work as a playwright writing for Spain’s public playhouses and public festivities. Unfortunately, only two of her plays have survived: a chivalric story entitled El conde Partinuplés and Valor, Agravio y Mujer, which we translate as The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs.