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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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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1787 | - | Kent | - | Unknown | - | She was born Deal, Kent, England, on 7 September 1787. |
| 1809 | - | Kent | - | Unknown | - | She married Admiral William Brown in England. |
| 1813 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She and her two children sailed to join her husband in Buenos Aires. |
| 1813-1817 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She lived in Barranca, Buenos Aires from 1813-1817. |
| 1817 | - | England | - | Unknown | - | She returned to England. |
| 1823 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She returned to Buenos Aires. |
| 1823-1868 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She lived in Barranca, Buenos Aires from 1823-1868. |
| 1857 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | Her husband died. |
| 1868 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She died in Buenos Aires on 28 July 1868. |
Biography:
Born in Deal, Kent, England, on 7 September 1787. She married Admiral William Brown in 1809. In 1813 Brown moved to a house in Barranca, Buenos Aires and worked in business. Isabel and their two children joined him. She looked after Brown's affairs when he was away. In 1817 she returned to England with her children, but in 1823 they returned to Buenos Aires where they lived until Brown's death in 1857. Elisa, their eldest daughter, drowned in a tragic accident in Río de la Plata in 1827. She built a mausoleum to him and Elisa. She died in Buenos Aires on 28 July 1868. (Sosa de Newton, 172-173)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas