Margarita Sarmiento de Silvestre

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1849  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  She founded a school for girls in Bogotá.

Connections:

Education for Girls (Colombia)

Biography:
In 1849 she founded the Escuela Nueva school for girls in Bogotá. (Herrera, 336)

References:

Velásquez Toro, Magdala; Reyes Cárdenas, Catalina; Rodríguez Jiménez, Pablo (editor). (1995) Las mujeres en la historia de Colombia