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Soledad Salamé

Chilean-born, Baltimore-based artist

Isabel Allende is the author of over twenty books including The House of the Spirits (La Casa de los Espíritus) (1982), Eva Luna (1987), Paula (1995), Inés del Alma Mía (Inés of My Soul) (2006), and Violeta (2022).

Dorotea de Chopitea

Spanish philanthropist and social figure, renowned for her charitable work and influence in Barcelona during the 19th century.

Teresa Wilms Montt

Chilean writer and poet known for her anarcha-feminist beliefs.

Dr María Ruiz

Distinguished Chilean astronomer; the first woman to receive Chile’s National Prize for Exact Sciences, the first female astrophysics doctorate from Princeton University, and the first woman president of the Chilean Academy of Sciences.

Peggy Angus

British artist and designer

Isabel Le Brun de Pinochet

Founder of the Lyceum Le Brun de Pinochet, a Chilean school for girls, in the year 1875.

Rosario Orrego

Chilean poet

Helen Loring Grenfell

American educator, suffragist and penologist

Gabriela Mistral

As a Chilean author and educator, Gabriela Mistral became the first Latin American author to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. She boldly advocated for the rights of women, children, the poor, and many other disadvantaged groups in her community.