Lidia Sogandares, The First Medical and Obstetrician Gynecologist in Panama
Can you imagine that at the end of your professional studies, you can not immediately practice your profession? Lidia Gertrudis Sogandares Rivera She was born in Panama in the first decade of the twentieth century. Her family was made up of her parents and 5 siblings. As a young girl, she was a student of […]
Rigoberta Menchú, The First Guatemalan Woman to win the Nobel Prize
Rigoberta Menchú From Guatemala, was born on January 9, 1959. Being very young, Rigoberta got involved in social reform activities and participated in the women’s rights movement. The Menchu family was accused of participating in Guatemalan guerrilla activities, which resulted in Rigoberta losing several members of her family upon arrest, including her parents and brother. […]
Clara González de Behringer, First Female Lawyer in Panama and the First Latinamerican Female to earn a PhD in Law
Would you complete College studies knowing that you will not be allowed to practice your profession? Clara Gonzalez did it! Clara González She was born in Panama in the late nineteenth century, from a humble family, she lived with her parents and a younger brother. Her childhood was lived under the influence of a civil […]
Amanda F. Kelley is the first enlisted woman to graduate from U.S Army’s Ranger School
Amanda F. Kelley She borns in USA at the end of 1980’s decade. At the age 29, Amanda became the first enlisted woman to graduate from the rigorous Program from US Ranger Army School. She is not the first female who completed the program, but she is the first enlisted one. After graduating from Easley High […]
Marie Curie the first female to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win that award twice
Marie Curie She born in Poland on 7 November 1867, this brilliant woman was the first to: Win the Nobel Prize in Physics Earn a master’s degree in physics from Sorbonne University Use the term “radioactivy” Be a Laboratory Chief and professor at the Sorbonne University Be a member of the French Academy of Medicine […]
Martine Grael, the first Brazilian female to compete on The Volvo Ocean Race
Martine Grael Martine born in Brazil on 21 February 1991. She is a sailor and took gold in her home Olympic Games in Rio. Her father, Torben Gael, is the Olympic gold medalist in sailing as well. On 22 October 2017, Martine became the first Brazilian female to compete in one of the most important […]
Julieta Lanteri, the first woman to vote in Latin America
Julieta Lanteri Born in Italy on March 22, 1873 and Argentinian citizen. In 1911, Julieta became the first woman to vote in Latin America, even though women did not have the right to vote at that time. Julieta was also the first woman to graduate from the National School of La Plata, and in 1906 […]
Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, considered as the first female feminist in América
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Juana Inés de Asbaje, better known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, was born on November 12, 1651 in the State of Mexico, Mexico. She was one of the most important intellectuals in Mexico. She wrote poetry, plays and essays. She entered the Order of San Jerónimo to […]
Zaha Hadid, first woman to receive the Pritzker Prize
Zaha Hadid The first woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, and until today the only woman to receive the Gold Medal of the Royal British Institute of Architects. She was born on October 31, 1950 in Iraq, in a high class family. Her mother was an artist and her father was a wealthy industrialist, co-founder […]