Raquel Olea (born 7 May 1944) is a Chilean writer, professor, cultural critic, and researcher. She is a Distinguished Professor of Arts, Letters, and Humanities (Emerita) at the University of Santiago.[1] Her areas of research are Spanish, Chilean, and Latin American literature, as well as gender studies and women's literature,[2] of which she was an important promoter during the time of the military dictatorship in Chile. She is recognized for her research on the work of Gabriela Mistral. Furthermore, Olea is a prominent figure of second-wave feminism in Chile during the Pinochet military dictatorship years.[3]