Irene Polo Roig | |
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Born | Irene Polo Roig 27 November 1909 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | 3 April 1942 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 32)
Occupation | journalist, publicist, theater representative, translator |
Language | Catalan, Spanish |
Nationality | Spanish |
Irene Polo Roig (27 November 1909 – 3 April 1942) was a Spanish journalist, publicist, theater representative, and translator. She was one of the first women journalists in the Catalan press. Polo, who favored labor rights, participated in the creation of "l'Agrupació Professional de Periodistes" (Association of Professional Journalists). Because of the Spanish Civil War, she lived the last three years of her life in exile in Buenos Aires, where she committed suicide at the age of 32.