Edna Garrido Ramírez
Edna Garrido Ramírez (19 June 1913 – 11 April 2010), also known as Edna Garrido de Boggs, was a Dominican educator, researcher and folklorist. She taught for twelve years. She is considered a pioneer in the studies of Dominican folklore and a reference in ethnomusicology.
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| Born | Edna Garrido Ramírez June 19, 1913 |
| Died | April 11, 2010 (aged 96) Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Other names | Edna Garrido de Boggs |
| Occupation | Educator, Folklorist, and Researcher |
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| Spouse(s) | Ralph S. Boggs (m. 1949) |
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Early life
She was born in Azua de Compostela and spent most of her childhood in San Juan de la Maguana. She was the daughter of writer and educator Víctor Garrido Puello and Tijides Ramírez Lasala, daughter of General Wenceslao Ramírez.
She completed her basic studies in a local school in San Juan de la Maguana. After ten years she moved with her family to the city of Santo Domingo. She graduated as a teacher in 1934. She served as an educator from 1934 to 1946. She participated in an introductory course on folklore at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), a class that is designed to spur interest in this branch of cultural anthropology. In 1946, she traveled to the United States to continue her folklore studies. There she studied under the direction of Ralph S. Boggs and other specialists at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
On June 24, 1948, she married Boggs, and they lived in Miami, Florida. Her only brother, Víctor Garrido Jr., died in 2006.
Career
For many years, she spread her investigations of Dominican folklore through monographs, conferences and press articles. In 1952, she won first prize in the folklore section of a literary contest in Santo Domingo. She founded the first Folklore Society in Santo Domingo in 1947. founded the Bulletin of Dominican folklore, which ran from 1947 to 1948. In 1969, the government of the Dominican Republic granted Edna Garrido de Boggs the Heraldic Order of Juan Pablo Duarte, in the degree of Commander, for her work in ethnomusicology.
She retained memories as far back as 1918 when her parents moved from one house to another in Azua. She narrated the end of World War I and the smallpox epidemic that soon followed. She died on April 11, 2010 at age 96 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Work
Her work is published in articles, bulletins, books, conferences, and dissertations, and is a mandatory reference for anthropologists, sociologists, and academics who want to know about Dominican folklore.
Books
- Versiones Dominicanas de Romances Españoles (English: "Dominican Versions of Spanish Romances"), published in Santo Domingo in 1946.
- Folklore Infantil de Santo Domingo, (English: "Childish Folklore of Santo Domingo"), published in Madridin 1956.
- Panorama del Folklore Dominicano, (English: "Panorama of Dominican Folklore"), published in 1961.
- Reseña Histórica del Folklore Dominicano, (English: "Historical Review of Folklore"), published in 2006.
- Perlas de la pluma de los Garrido, Santo Domingo 2003.
Articles
- «Las Lomas Dos Hermanos», Boletín del Folklore Dominicano, 1947, I, no. 1.
- «El aguinaldo», Boletín del Folklore Dominicano, 1948, II, no., I.
- In collaboration with R.S. Boggs, «Unas categorías de adivinanzas ilustradas con ejemplos dominicanos, homenaje Luis de Hoyos Sainz», Madrid 1949, I; and «Supervivencias de Refranes Españoles en Santo Domingo», Folklore Americano, XV/XVI, no. 15.
- «El Dominicano visto a Través de sus Juegos», EME, 1975, III, no. 17.
- «Lo Folklórico y lo Popular», Revista Actualidad, August 16, 1947, IV.
References