In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is Zenteno and the second or maternal family name is Urizar.
Esmeralda Zenteno Urizar (18 July 1880 – 1967), known by her
pseudonymVera Zouroff, was a Chilean feminist, editor, writer, novelist, poet,[1] and correspondent. Lecturing on Socialismo en Chile, she advocated the form of socialism which gives women a share in the practical direction of the world. She also provided a leadership role at the Centro Femenino de Estudio in
Santiago. Zenteno married Arturo León del Río, after which she was known as Esmeralda Zenteno de León.[2] She had five children.[3]
Zouroff was born in
Antofagasta on 18 July 1880. She died in 1967.
Partial works
Martha (1916)
¡Liberación! (1919)
México fuera y dentro de sus fronteras (1932)
Hollywood (1932)
Feminismo obrero (1933)
La guerra (1937)
Devocionario dedicado a celebrar las dieciocho apariciones de la Sna. Virgen en la Gruta de Lourdes (1939)
El arte de la declamación: enseñanza y práctica de este arte (1945)
El Cenáculo de poesía a sus poetas (1947)
O’Higgins : libertador de Chile, gran mariscal del Perú (1949)