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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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 Buenos Aires, 1834 |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1827 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She went here in 1827 and helped to found a school for girls. |
| 1828 | - | Chile | - | Unknown | - | She went to Chile on 10 February 1828. |
| 1828 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | She went here in 1828 and founded a school for girls. |
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Education for Girls (Argentina)Biography:
She was born in France and married José Joaquín de Mora. They went to Buenos Aires in 1827 at the invitation of President Rivadavia. She contributed to the opening of the Colegio Argentino, at which women were educated in the French and English style. When Rivadavia fell, they went to Chile (10 February 1828). She founded a Colegio para Señoritas, and he created El Liceo de Chile, for men. (Montes, Orlandi, 55-58)
References:
Montes, Hugo and Orlandi, Julio (1969) Historia y antología de la literatura chilena