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Sor Juana de la Cruz was an avid learner by the age of sixteen where she was proficient in Latin, Greek, and arithmetic. She wanted to go to college but was not allowed because it was for boys only. Although she grew up most of her life in poverty, she secretly learned and studied by reading books from her grandfather’s library. Her grandfather insisted Sor Juanas’ mother to disguise her as a man to attend college. She wrote sonnets and funeral poems for the court and was known as “the beloved of the viceroy”. As well as lyrics that was sung in churches and plays. One of her famous poems is "Hombres necios" ("Foolish Men"), “accuses men of behaving illogically by criticizing women” (Biography). Soon after, she was publishing her work where she advocated equality and the right of women to obtain an education. She broke the stereotypes of nuns writing because she was an outspoken defender of women’s rights. Many did not approve of her publications including Bishop of Puebla, Father Nunez stating to “abandon secular studies and write only religious works” (Cole,2011). Father Nunez was a priest who hoped to silence her and all women. The only choice she was left with was to submit to censorship or discontinue writing. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, in 1694 she signed statement of contribution and disappeared from the public view. Another critic indicated her writing was strictly personal not of Gods work. After Sor Juana’s passing, all her work showing awareness of gender appeared in Spain and only the popular religious work appeared in Mexico. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is now remembered and known as the first feminist of their time, a brilliant scholar, poet, and an outstanding writer.