María Villagrán

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1809  -  Catamarca  -  Unknown  -  Her school for girls opened on 15 October 1809, sometime after her death.

Connections:

Education for Girls (Argentina)

Biography:
She was born in Catamarca in the 18th century. She and her two sisters founded the first school for girls in Catamarca. It opened on 15 October 1809 with a group of 16 girls. Orphaned girls were cared for there. She died before it opened, but her sister, Severa, worked there for several years. (Sosa de Newton, 674)

References:

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