Salvadora Medina Onrubia was born 23 March 1894, inLa Plata,Buenos Aires Province. At the age of 15, she embraced the cause of the young anarchist from Russia,Simón Radowitzky,[4] After and began a friendship with him by correspondence.[5]
In February 1912, a month before Medina's 18th birthday, her first child, Carlos "Pitón", was born. In 1913, she began her literary activity in Gualeguay and in the Buenos Aires media, including at the magazineFray Mocho. In the middle of that year, she moved from Entre Ríos to the City of Buenos Aires and began working for the anarchist newspaper,La Protesta. Soon after, she metNatalio Botana, a young journalist who collaborated with the magazineP.B.T. Natalio gave his surname to Salvadora's son and together they had three more children: Helvio Ildefonso, Jaime Alberto and Georgina Nicolasa. In 1919, Medina married Botana, after the birth of her youngest daughter. Botana had established the newspaperCrítica, which Medina directed between 1946 and 1951 after her husband's death.[6][7]
She was a contributor toLa Protesta,Fray Mocho, and the newspaper,Crítica. In this publication, she wrote under the pseudonym "Dr. Brea".[8] She was the author of several dramatic pieces, such asAlmafuerte,La solución (The solution),Las decentradas, andUn hombre y su vida (A man and his life). Her books of poetry includeEl misal de mi yoga (The Missal of My Yoga) andLa rueca milagrosa (The Miraculous Spinning Wheel). She was the author of single novel,Akasha and two books of short stories,El libro humilde y doliente (The humble and suffering book) andEl vaso intacto y otros cuentos (The intact glass and other stories). Medina was a promoter of children's theater for children.[8][9]
Medina died 21 July 1972, inBuenos Aires, leaving behind an unpublished book,Los mil claveles colorados (A thousand red carnations). The book was edited together with¡Arroja la bomba! Salvadora Medina Onrubia y el feminismo anarco, by Vanina Escales.[citation needed]
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