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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 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1817 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Buenos Aires. |
| 1840 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She married Carlos Caillait (French). |
| 1856 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She joined the Sociedad de Beneficiencia. |
| 1870 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She set up several schools in Buenos Aires province (Dolores, Las Flores and Saladillo) during the 1870s. |
| 1888 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She died on 8 May 1888 in Buenos Aires. |
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Education for Girls (Argentina)Biography:
Born in Buenos Aires in 1817, the sister of the founder of Saladillo, Francisco Cabral. She became a teacher and married a Frenchman, Carlos Caillait in 1840. A member of the Sociedad de Beneficencia since 1856, she established a school in Dolores (Buenos Aires province) and others in Las Flores, and Saladillo. She set up several more schools in the 1870s, including one mixed school in 1872. She died in Buenos Aires on 8 May 1888. (Sosa de Newton, 109)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas