Gertrudis Funes de Martínez

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: White

Biographical details

Born on 14 November 1801 in San Juan, she was an intelligent, but illiterate woman who was a great organizer. She was named director of the Sociedad de Beneficencia, San Juan, in 1858. She sent aid to victims in the Mendoza earthquake of 1861, and brought up one orphan as her own son. She founded a women's hospital that was later taken over by the Sociedad de Beneficencia. She gave medical assistance during the 1868 cholera epidemic. She died in San Juan, on 31 August 1868. (Sosa de Newton, 251)

Life Events

Born	1801	She was born on 14 November 1801, San Juan.
Other	1858	She was named director of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia, San Juan.
Other	1861	She sent aid to victims in the Mendoza earthquake.
Died	1868	She died in San Juan, on 31 August 1868.
Other	1868	She gave medical assistance during a cholera epidemic.

References

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

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