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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1809 | - | Catamarca | - | Unknown | - | Her school for girls opened on 15 October 1809, sometime after her death. |
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Education for Girls (Argentina)Biography:
She was born in Catamarca in the 18th century. She and her two sisters founded the first school for girls in Catamarca. It opened on 15 October 1809 with a group of 16 girls. Orphaned girls were cared for there. She died before it opened, but her sister, Severa, worked there for several years. (Sosa de Newton, 674)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas