Elvira García y García

Literatur & Presse
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Biografie

Peruanische Lehrerin und Journalistin

Geboren: 1. Juni 1862 in Lambayeque, Peru
Gestorben: 23. Oktober 1951 in Lima, Peru
Wirkungsfeld: Lehrerin, Journalistin

Lebensgeschichte

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Elvira García y García (1862-1951) was a Peruvian educator and feminist.

Biography

She founded the pioneer girls' school Liceo Peruano (1883) the leading feminist publication Liceo Fanning (1894-1914), and is regarded as a pioneer in women's education in Peru.

She was the daughter of Aurelio Garcia y Garcia, Rear-Admiral of the Peruvian Navy who was considered one of the "four aces" of Peru's incipient navy (along with Miguel Grau and Lizardo Montero Flores).