friendlycloud:Remarkable Women in History by Country: ChileGabriela MistralShe was the first person
friendlycloud:Remarkable Women in History by Country: ChileGabriela MistralShe was the first person from Latin America to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Working as a teacher in the early twentieth century, she started publishing poetry. She strove to give children of all social classes the opportunity to go to school. Her quick promotions caused resentment and she therefore went to Mexico and assisted the Minister of Education in reforming schools and libraries. When she became more famous, she toured the world and served as consul in several nations.In 1945, she received her Nobel Prize. After her death in 1957, three days of national mourning were declared in Chile. Her face appears on the 5,000 peso bank note.Masterlist of Countries: remarkable women in history -- source link
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