María Josefa Cabezón de Villarino

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1807  -  Salta  -  Not applicable  -  She was born here in 1807.
1850-1870  -  Santiago de Chile  -  Unknown  -  She ran a school in Santiago de Chile from 1850-70.
1870  -  Valparaíso  -  Unknown  -  She died in Valparaíso on 13 August 1870.

Connections:

Cabezón family
Education for girls (Chile)

Biography:
She was born in Salta in 1807. She married a university lecturer, Francisco Villarino (born 1808). She was an intelligent woman who used innovations in her teaching. From 1850-1870 she ran a school in Santiago de Chile. Her daughters dedicated a college of learning to her in Valparaíso. She died in Valparaíso on 13 August 1870. (Sosa de Newton, 108)

References:

Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas