Mercedes González Tola (12 October 1860 – 23 September 1911), also known in the literary field as Mercedes G. de Moscoso or M.G. de M, was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright and writer of the romanticism movement. She later became an activist with the feminist movement and directed the National Library of Quito.
Early life and family.
González Tola was born on 12 October 1860 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 
Her parents were Nicolás Augusto González Navarrete and Guadalupe Tola Dávalos. Her father was involved in politics as a secret agent for Vicente Rocafuerte, leading the family to spend ten years in exile in Lima, Peru. They returned to Guayaquil in 1875 after the assassination of president Gabriel García Moreno.
She married her distant relative Aurelio Moscoso and they had two children. Her first child died in infancy.
Career.
González Tola was a poet, playwright and writer. Her brother Nicolás Augusto González Tola also became a poet. 
Many of her works were sentimental, intimate and introspective, focusing on family life and loss, including "Reminiscencias" (1890), "En el Nido" (1899) and the play "Abuela" (1903). She adapted "Abuela" into a three act play in 1907.
Alongside her writing career, González Tola directed the National Library of Quito and was involved in the Ecuadorian feminist movement. She she contributed to Ecuardor's first feminist magazine, "La Mujer."
Death.
González Tola died on 23 September 1911 in Quito, Ecuador.