Francisca Beretervide

Francisca Beretervide
Born
Francisca Beretervide

(1886-06-06)6 June 1886
Flores Department, Uruguay
Died31 October 1976(1976-10-31) (aged 90)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation(s)Lawyer, academic
Known forfeminist activism in Uruguay

Francisca Beretervide (6 June 1886 – 31 October 1976)[1] was an Uruguayan chemist, educator, author, lawyer,[2] and feminist. She is noted for her role in advancing women's rights in Uruguay. Beretervide's works alongside Paulina Luisi and Isabel Pinto de Vidal paved the way for women's suffrage in her country.

  1. ^ https://www.montevideo.gub.uy/asl/sistemas/Gestar/resoluci.nsf/0bfcab2a0d22bf960325678d00746391/f632e2512785b4d003256b1e00635f61?OpenDocument
  2. ^ Barrancos, Dora (2020). Historia mínima de los feminismos en América Latina (in Spanish). Mexico City: El Colegio de Mexico AC. ISBN 978-607-564-217-8.