Anna Maria Martínez Sagi: Biography, Facts and Career

Anna Maria Martínez Sagi (16 February 1907 – 2 January 2000) was a Spanish poet, trade unionist, journalist, feminist and athlete. She was the national champion in the javelin and became the first female director of a Spanish football club. During the Spanish Civil War, she followed the Durruti Column as a journalist and was then exiled to France, living in different places. During World War II, she joined the French Resistance and evaded capture by the Gestapo. Afterwards, she worked for the Aga Khan and then moved to the United States, where she taught at the University of Illinois. After the death of Francisco Franco, she returned to Catalonia, where she lived in obscurity near Barcelona.

Quick facts about Anna Maria Martínez Sagi

• Full name: Anna Maria Martínez Sagi
• Born: 1907-02-16
• Nationality: Spain
• Known as: Creator
• Wikidata ID: Q8198059

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