Lourdes Jimenez

Lourdes Jimenez is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures at Saint Anselm College. She earned her Ph.D. in Golden Age Spanish Literature from the University of Massachusetts in 1990.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1990 (Golden Age Spanish Literature)

Her research focuses on 17th-century Spanish female writers, particularly those who challenged traditional social norms. She has studied María de Zayas y Sotomayor and Mariana de Caravajal y Saavedra, including their roles in addressing gender dynamics and prison reform. Currently, she investigates a 1587 chivalry novel believed to be the only one written by a female Spanish author.