“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” Virginia Woolf

Escrito por una dama

A visual journey through the struggle of five women writers who challenged and continue to challenge the limits imposed by the society of their time.

Project Type

Infographic

Technique

Information Design

Topics

Literature, feminism, historical memory

A visual journey through the struggle of five women writers who challenged and continue to challenge the limits imposed by the society of their time.

"Written by a Lady" is an infographic that features five women writers from different eras and cultural backgrounds: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand), Soledad Acosta de Samper, Virginia Woolf, and María Ospina Pizano. It explores the challenges they faced as women in literature and the strategies they used to rise and be heard.

Through a chronological narrative, the piece presents both the obstacles and actions that shaped each author's journey, while offering contextual data—such as dress codes or gender expectations that help the viewer understand the social norms of each period. This visual storytelling piece not only highlights their resistance and achievements but invites reflection on the historical and ongoing struggles of women in literature.