Pastoriza Flores | |
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Born | Pastoriza Flores de Handel 2 May 1897 |
Died | 7 May 1937 |
Occupation | Educator |
Known for | First Ecuadorean woman to earn a Ph.D. from an American university |
Pastoriza Flores (Pastoriza Flores de Hendel) (2 May 1897 - 7 May 1937) [1] was an Ecuadorian educator. She was the first Ecuadorean woman student to hold the degree of Ph.D. from an American university, and she was awarded it at the age of twenty-four.