Camila Henríquez Ureña (April 9, 1894, in Santo Domingo – September 12, 1973, in Santo Domingo) was a writer, essayist, educator and literary critic from the Dominican Republic who became a naturalized Cuban citizen. She descended from a family of writers, thinkers and educators; both her parents, Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal and Salomé Ureña, as well as her brothers Pedro and Max, were literary luminaries. Her essays have been published in ''Instrucción Pública'', ''Ultra'', ''Archipiélago'' (founded by her brother, Max), ''Casa de las Américas'', ''La Gaceta de Cuba'', ''Revista de la Biblioteca Nacional'', ''Revista de la Universidad de La Habana'', and ''Revista Lyceum''. A feminist and a humanist, she lectured during much of her career, advocating intellectual study for women.
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