María Luz Morales

María Luz Morales Godoy (La Coruña, 1889 - Barcelona, 1980) was a pioneering Spanish cultural journalist and writer of the 20th century.

María Luz Morales
Born	1889 La Coruña
Died	1980 Barcelona
Occupation	Journalist
Nationality	Spanish
Notable works	La Vanguardia
Notable awards	Orden de las Palmas Académicas

She was the first woman in Spain to direct a national newspaper, La Vanguardia, which she managed during the period of 1936 and 1937 at the beginning of the Guerra Civil Española.[1]

In 1939, she was detained for 40 days and was professionally unable to work because of Francoism. With the retorno de la democracia, she continued her work, collaborating with Diario de Barcelona until her death, at the age of 91. She was instrumental in the incorporation of women for journalistic and literary activity in España del siglo XX.[2]