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Tamara Bunke

Jewish Argentine revolutionary and guerilla fighter

Alicia Moreau de Justo

Alicia Moreau de Justo was a prominent Argentine physician and politician known for her contributions to feminism and socialism.

Mariquita Sánchez

Argentine activist and salon host

Remedios de Escalada

Supporter of Argentine independence and creator of the Argentine flag

Dorothy Maud Wrinch

Dorothy Maud Wrinch was an Argentinian-English-American mathematician and biochemist famous for her use of mathematical techniques to deduce protein structure.

Cora Sadosky was born in Argentina and became Professor of Mathematics at Howard University in the United States. She wrote over fifty papers in harmonic analysis and operator theory. She promoted women in mathematics as well encouraging greater participation of African-Americans in mathematics.

Eileen Agar

Eileen Agar helped to shape the development of Surrealism in Britain, a contribution made all the more impressive by the fact that she was one of only a few women associated with the movement. Her work continues to be exhibited in galleries all across the world, while the impact of her aesthetics can also be seen in the work of contemporary artists crafting their own versions of Surrealism.

Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini was befriended by the whole Parisian artistic community and was one of the most photographed people of the 20th century, resulting in the legacy of “queen of the Paris art world” (expression coined by art critic Sarah Kent). Her popularity in artistic social circles made her the subject of many poems, artworks, and photographs by various artists and writers of her time.

Cecilia Grierson

Physician, reformer and activist Cecilia Grierson was the first woman to receive a medical degree in Argentina.

Mercedes Sosa

Haydée Mercedes Sosa was an Argentine singer popular throughout Latin America and beyond.