Karr, Carme (1865–1943)
Karr, Carme (1865–1943)
Spanish short-story writer and feminist. Name variations: Francès Alphonse Karr; Carme Karr i Alfonsetti; Carme Karr de Lasarte; (pseudonym) L. Escardot. Born 1865 in Spain; died Dec 29, 1943, in Barcelona.
Catalan writer, served as president of Acció Femenina (Women's Action) and was influential in the successful campaign to secure women's suffrage (1932–33); wrote short-fiction collections Bolves, quadrets (1906) and Clixíes, estudis en prosa (1906); also wrote short novel La vida d'en Joan Franch (1912) and tales for children Cuentos a mis nietos (1932) and El libro de Puli (1958).
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