Doña Gorgo is the pseudonym of a Galician historian who combines her work in teaching and research with historical outreach.
Although she was not always an anonymous author—her outreach efforts began a decade ago, collaborating with magazines and speaking at cultural events—the arrival of the 2020 pandemic led her to realize that the French historian Georges Duby was right: If the public is more interested in listening to me because of my popularity than in understanding history for its significance, my work has failed.
Thus, in pursuit of historical outreach that aligns with her values, she created the project @semontolahistoria, embracing the pseudonym Doña Gorgo and inviting us to rediscover history by shedding light on forgotten female figures, debunking myths, and reexamining traditional historiographical narratives.