Ana Roque de Duprey | |
|---|---|
 Roque was one of the founders of the University of Puerto Rico | |
| Born | Ana Roqué Geigel April 18, 1853 |
| Died | October 4, 1933 (aged 80) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation(s) | Educator and suffragist |
| Spouse | Luis Duprey |
| Notes | |
Roque founded the Puerto Rican Feminist League, the first feminist organization in Puerto Rico dedicated to the issues of women's rights. | |
Ana Roqué de Duprey, also known as "Flor del Valle" (Flower of the Valley) for her work in botany, (April 18, 1853 – October 5, 1933,[1][2]) was an educator, scientist, suffragist, and one of the founders of the University of Puerto Rico. She studied botany, astronomy, geology, and meteorology with Agustín Stahl and contributed to these disciplines with her own studies and publications[3][4][5]. Roqué also founded the first woman's suffrage organizations in Puerto Rico in 1917.[6]
- ^ Negrón Muñoz, A. (October 5, 1933). "Ha muerto doña Ana Roqué". El Mundo. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202410864/ana-duprey : accessed 06 September 2023), memorial page for Ana Roque Geigel de Duprey (18 Apr 1853–4 Oct 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202410864, citing Cementerio Villa Nevárez, Rio Piedras, San Juan Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA; Maintained by Leilani (contributor 47634725).
- ^ Martínez Mercado, E. (2015). El tesoro de una científica rebelde, 80 grados, 23 de febrero de 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- ^ Roque de Duprey, A. (1923). El Cielo de Puerto Rico, In El libro de Puerto Rico, edited by Fernández García, E., 68-71, San Juan, Puerto Rico: El libro azul.
- ^ Roque de Duprey, A., (1888), y Ana Geigel. Elementos de geografía universal para la enseñanza primaria, elemental y superior. Humacao, Puerto Rico: Imprenta de Otero.
- ^ "Ana Roqué de Duprey". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 2023-07-19.