María Teresa Obregón Zamora

María Teresa Obregón Zamora
Born	(1888-03-07)7 March 1888 Alajuela, Costa Rica
Died	29 September 1956(1956-09-29) (aged 68) San José, Costa Rica
Nationality	Costa Rican
Other names	María Teresa Obregón, María Teresa Obregón de Dengo
Occupation(s)	Educator, Politician
Known for	One of the first three female Deputies in Costa Rica, co-founder of the National Liberation Party and teacher's association

María Teresa Obregón Zamora' (1888-1956) was a teacher, suffragist and politician in Costa Rica. She was part of the group that formed the Asociación Nacional de Educadores (ANDE) (National Association of Educators) and fought for women's enfranchisement. After winning the vote, she helped found the National Liberation Party of Costa Rica and was one of the first three women elected as a Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. In 2002, Obregón was honored as one of the inaugural group of women inducted into La Galería de las Mujeres de Costa Rica (The Women's Gallery of Costa Rica).

Early life

María Teresa Obregón Zamora was born on 7 March 1888 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Her parents were teachers and she was he niece of the educator and founder of the national library, es. After completing her primary education at Escuela Central in Alajuela, Obregón attended the Colegio Superior de Señoritas, earning her teaching credentials in 1905.

Legacy

In 2002, Obregón was inducted into La Galería de las Mujeres de Costa Rica (The Women's Gallery of Costa Rica) as one of the inaugural group of women for her contributions to education and founding of the national teacher's association.

References

Bibliography

• Briceño Obando, Cynthia (8 March 2002). "Mujer con todos los honores" (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: La Nación. Retrieved 15 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• Castegnaro, Marta (21 September 1998). "El día historico" (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: La Nación. Retrieved 16 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• "María Teresa Obregón Zamora". INAMU (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres. 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.</ref>

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