Irene Polo

Irene Polo Roig
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Born	Irene Polo Roig 27 November 1909 Barcelona, Spain
Died	3 April 1942(1942-04-03) (aged 32) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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.