cemetery in Riga, next to her husband. Literary works Aspazija's first works are realistic, but most of her work is neo-romantic. Some are a nostalgic look to the past. For example, the play Vaidelote (a female servant to gods in Lithuanian mythology), written in 1894, takes place in the 14th century Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The plays Simple Rights and Unattained Goals provoked many discussions because of their protest against the patriarchal society. The play Silver Veil (Sidraba šķidrauts) is considered to be her best work. In 1923, she wrote a play titled Aspazija. In the poetry compilation Red Flowers, simple and ordinary things are viewed in a romantic light. At the same time, her poems are full of light, fantasy, and rebellious moods. In Soul's Twilight (1904), pessimistic moods take over. While living abroad, Aspazija wrote the poetry compilations Sunny Corner and Spread Wings, which have fewer social aspects and more intimate text, less rebellion against society, and more personal feelings. References Sources Aspazija. A Latvian Writer 1865–1943. Her Lyrical Prose. Translated by Astrida B. Stahnke. Jūrmalas vēstures un mākslas biedrība, 2015. . Stahnke, Astrida B. Aspazija: her life and her drama. Lanham, MD.: Univ. Press of America, 1984. ; . Meskova, Sandra (2003). Two mothers of Latvian literature : Aspazija and Anna Brigadere. Journal of Baltic Studies. 34.3, 276–297. Nesaule, Agate (1992). What happened to Aspazija? In search of feminism in Latvia. Hecate. 18.2, 112–125. ISSN 0311-4198 ; External links 1865 births 1943 deaths People from Jelgava Municipality People from Courland Governorate Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party politicians Deputies of the Constitutional Assembly of Latvia Latvian dramatists and playwrights Latvian feminists Latvian women poets Latvian journalists Latvian socialist feminists Women dramatists and playwrights Latvian women journalists 19th-century journalists 19th-century dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Latvian poets 19th-century Latvian women writers 19th-century Latvian writers 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Latvian poets 20th-century Latvian women writers Latvian exiles Latvian expatriates in Switzerland 20th-century Latvian women politicians Recipients of the Cross of Recognition