Trinidad María Enríquez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Peruvian education and women's rights activist
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Place of Birth: Cusco, Peru
About Trinidad María Enríquez
- Trinidad María Enríquez (5 June 1846-20 April 1891) was a Peruvian teacher and student.
- After completing the only education available to her, she founded a school to teach other girls and complete the necessary requirements to enter university.
- Appealing to the president, she was granted the right to attend if an examination proved she was adequately prepared.
- Passing her review, Enríquez completed courses at the National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco, becoming the first Peruvian woman to earn a university degree in 1878.
- Though she graduated, she was denied a license to practice law and fought her case through the legislature and court systems until her death in 1891.
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