Rosa Borja Febres-Cordero (Guayaquil, July 30, 1889 – Guayaquil, December 22, 1964) known as Rosa Borja de Ycaza was an Ecuadorian writer, essayist, dramatist, sociologist, poet, novelist, feminist and activist. Biography Rosa Borja de Ycaza was born in Guayaquil on July 30, 1889. Her father was Dr. César Borja Lavayen, a doctor, politician, French-to-Spanish translator, and Parnasian poet who wrote "Flores tardías y joyas ajenas". Her mother was Angela Febres-Cordero Lavayen. Career She was the director of the "Center for Literary Studies" at the University of Guayaquil, founder and director of the magazine Nuevos Horizontes, member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language and the "Ecuadorian Cultural Institute", founder of the "Journalists Circle" of Guayas and vice president of the "Bolivarian Society" of Guayaquil. She was also served as Minister of Guayas province. Works She wrote the plays Las de Judas and Nadie sabe lo que vendrá mañana She left an unpublished novel María Rosario and a play El espíritu manda. She was also the author of sociological and historical essays. She wrote songs and composed music, and in 1942 the Chamber Music Association of Buenos Aires awarded her first prize for some of her compositions with which she had competed. Social work She founded the "Women's Legion of Popular Culture", along with other feminists like Amarilis Fuentes She was an advocate for women's rights and the rights of workers and employees, whom she indoctrinated with lectures and discussions. Personal life She married Alberto Icaza (Ycaza) in 1916 in Guayaquil. References 1889 births 1964 deaths Ecuadorian novelists 20th-century Ecuadorian poets People from Guayaquil Ecuadorian composers Ecuadorian essayists Ecuadorian dramatists and playwrights Women novelists Ecuadorian women poets Ecuadorian women essayists Women dramatists and playwrights Women classical composers Rosa 20th-century Ecuadorian women writers 20th-century Ecuadorian writers 20th-century novelists 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century classical composers 20th-century essayists 20th-century women composers