She was a great connoisseur of the classics and a specialist in the analysis of Don Quixote, as well as a translator, columnist, essayist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.
[1] In social and political matters, Matilde Ras defined herself as a conservative feminist who, even while distancing herself from the most orthodox positions, adhered to the principles of Catholicism.
She also strived to combine a maternal and domestic role with the demand for equality and the need for women's education and personal and professional fulfillment both inside and outside the home.
[1] She was part of the generation of Spanish feminists with a group consciousness who, together with Elena Fortún, were members of Victorina Durán's Sapphic Circle of Madrid.
[13] From an early age, she became interested in graphology, following the discovery of the book Méthode pratique de graphologie by Jean-Hippolyte Michon.
She moved to Paris to further her studies at the Société Technique des Experts en Ecritures (STEE) and later obtained a diploma in forensic graphology.
[15][16] Thanks to her work to spread awareness in the media, she introduced classical French graphology in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
[21] She worked as a translator, focusing on the classics of children's literature, such as Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen.
[1] In 1915, she published Cuentos de la Gran Guerra, in which she tells the life journey of ordinary citizens in the context of the war.
Historia, Mujeres y Género association and the Autoras de Cómic collective created a cultural and educational project, consisting of a card game, to raise awareness about the historical contribution of women in society and reflect on their absence.
[24][25] In the play Elena Fortún, produced by the Centro Dramático Nacional in 2020, Matilde Ras appears as a secondary character.