Chilean professor, scientist and academic who was the main force behind setting up the first Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy in Chile and later the first Master’s degree in Astronomy. She was the first Chilean to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics and also the first woman elected to the Chilean Academy of Sciences.
Magdalena Mouján was an Argentine mathematician who became famed as a writer of science fiction. She taught mathematics and statistics at various Argentine universities: Universidad Católica de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, and Universidad Nacional de Luján.
Marília Chaves Peixoto was the first Brazilian woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics. In 1951 she was the first Brazilian woman to be elected a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. She made substantial contributions to what is now known as Peixoto’s Theorem on the structural stability of dynamical systems.
Enriqueta González Baz was the first Mexican woman to be awarded a higher degree in mathematics. She undertook research at the Institute of Physics, National Autonomous University of Mexico and lectured on mathematics and actuarial mathematics in the Faculty of Science of the University.
Born in Mexico City, María Fernanda García Reyna studied graphic design at the Universidad Iberoamericana, and went on to work as a creative director with several national and transnational advertising agencies, earning awards and other recognitions in advertising.
Juana Belén Gutiérrez wrote radical feminist literature against Catholicism, political corruption, and social injustices during the Porfiriato.
Hermila Galindo edited the feminist journal Mujer Moderna.
Encarnación Mares de Cárdenas achieved a very high status in one of the rebel forces opposed to Victoriano Huerta. As a result of her excellent work at the Battle of Lampazo, Nuevo León, she was promoted from corporal to lieutenant.
She photographs Mexican society and culture. Between 1979 and 1988, she photographed a matriarchal society in Juchitán de Zaragoza, an indigenous town in southeast Oaxaca. She also photographed Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles.
When she learned that the men of Parral were unwilling to fight Pershing’s troops in 1916, she assembled a group of women and children to meet Major Frank Tompkins and his soldiers at the city limits, forcing them to retreat