Ofelia Hooper  Ofelia Hooper Polo (Las Minas, Panama, 13 November 1900 – 23 September 1981) was a Panamanian sociologist, poet, professor, researcher, and civil rights activist. She was the daughter of Maurice Hooper and Olimpia Polo Valdés. She worked at several print media in Panama, including "La Antena" (1931) and the "Frontera" (1937); she also edited "Primicias" in 1927. Together with Eda Nela, she was one of the first proponents of the avant-garde in Panamanian poetry. She was one of the pioneers of the field of sociology in Panama, together with Demetrio Porras (1898–1972) and Georgina Jiménez de López (1904–1994). She was also a pioneering researcher of Panamanian agriculture.