Zalina Rolim

Zalina Rolim (Botucatu SP, 1869 - São Paulo SP, 1961) published her first book of poetry, O Coração, in 1893. At the time, she had already worked as a contributor to the newspapers A Província de São Paulo (O Estado de S. Paulo), Correio Paulistano, and O Itapetininga. Between 1896 and 1897, she was vice-inspector of the Kindergarten attached to the Escola Normal, currently Caetano de Campos, in São Paulo. She translated works in English and Italian used in the organization of the Kindergarten and collaborated with the Revista do Jardim da Infância with translations, adaptations, and original productions of pedagogy, fiction, and poetry. In 1897, her Livro das Crianças was published, in an edition promoted by the São Paulo State government for distribution in public schools. In the following years, she was a contributor to A Mensageira: Revista Literária Dedicada à Mulher Brasileira, directed by Presciliana Duarte de Almeida, and to the magazine Educação. Zalina Rolim was one of the pioneers of children's poetry in the country. Alongside Presciliana Duarte de Almeida, Francisca Júlia, and Olavo Bilac, she contributed to the creation of Brazilian poetic production for children.