Sara Hübner de Fresno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hübner and the second or maternal family name is Bezanilla.

Sofía Sara Hübner Bezanilla (born 18 December 1888;^[1] date of death unknown), also known as Sara Hübner de Fresno and by her literary pseudonym Magda Sudermann, was a Chilean feminist writer, journalist, and editor.^[2][3]

Sara Hübner de Fresno
Born	Sofía Sara Hübner Bezanilla (1888-12-18)18 December 1888 Santiago, Chile
Died	Chile
Other names	Magda Sudermann
Occupation(s)	Writer, journalist, editor
Spouse	Enrique Fresno Ingunza ​ ​ (m. 1929)​

Biography

The daughter of the writer Carlos Luis Hübner and Teresa Bezanilla,^[1] Sara Hübner de Fresno wrote for newspapers and magazines,^[4] including Zig-Zag [es], Sucesos, and Artes y letras.^[5][6][7] She also edited the Women's Page section of the periodical Las Últimas Noticias in the early 20th century.^[8]

Part of her literary output is known to be unpublished or scattered in newspapers and magazines – as is also the case with other feminist writers such as Luisa Lynch, María Luisa Fernández, and the sisters Ximena and Carmen Morla Lynch.^[9] Her literary work is considered to be part of the early 20th century avant-garde that sought to increase feminist thinking and fight for women's rights.^[10][11][12] However some of her writings express feelings of contempt toward the Mapuche people.^[13]

She married Enrique Fresno Ingunza in 1929.^[14]

Works

• "Del diario íntimo de Magda Suddermann" in Revista de artes y letras (Santiago: Ediciones de Artes y Letras, 1918)
• "Nunca" in Hablemos de amor: Gran selección de poemas románticos de los genios del amor (1960)