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  Alicia Moreau de Justo Born in London in 1885 She was a physician, educator, politician, intellectual, defender of human and women's rights, one of the most prominent female figures in the country in the xx Her father, of French origin, intervened in the Paris Commune in 1871, which led to the exile of the family, who after traveling through several European countries settled in Argentina in 1890. In her youth she dedicated herself to the feminist cause. In 1906, she participated in the National Congress of Free Thought, where she met Juan B. Justo, and the following year she took part in the Feminist Congress of the Committee for Women's Suffrage. In 1910 she was one of the organizers of the First International Feminist Congress. In 1907 she entered the Faculty of Medicine, graduating in 1914, with a diploma of honor. She was the second woman physician in the country; she specialized in women's diseases, ran a free clinic and taught at the University of La Plata. At the ...

  Biography of Juana Azurduy   Birthday She was born on July 12, 1780 in Toroca, a town near Chuquisaca, department of Potosí, Bolivia. Daughter of Matías Azurduy and Eulalia Bermúdez. Her parents passed away when she was seven years old. Her mother who died suddenly and her father, who was having an affair, was allegedly murdered by an aristocrat whose identity was never known. She had a brother, Blas, who died prematurely, and a sister, Rosalía. Family When Juana and Rosalía were orphaned, they were left in the care of some uncles. Due to discipline problems with her tutors, they decided to send Juana to a convent.   Life in the convent She was educated in the convent of Santa Teresa to consecrate herself as a nun. She soon realized that this life was not for her and after arguing with the mother superior, s he was expelled from the convent.   Marriage and children In May 1799, she married General Manuel Ascensio Padilla, with whom she had five children:  Man...