In 1886, Elena became the first Chilean woman to graduate as a physician, being awarded several prizes and becoming the best student in medical clinic and obstetrics.
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She dedicated her life to the struggle for the emancipation of women. In 1922 she participated in the founding of the first women's party in Chile called Partido Cívico Femenino (Women's Civic Party).
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She dedicated her life to fighting for the working class and women's emancipation in Chile. In 1931, together with Flor Heredia, she drafted the bill that would allow women to vote in all elections.
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In 1935 she began her literary career, considered one of the first exponents of the contemporary Latin American novel and recognized for her avant-garde novels and non-conventional stories of the time.
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Aviator, the country's first war pilot and a pioneer of aviation in Latin America. In 1939 she flew planes with the British Air Force to fight against the Nazis in World War II.
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Professor, diplomat and poet, she is one of the most relevant figures of world literature. In 1945 she won the first Nobel Prize in Literature for a Latin American author.
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Teacher, writer and feminist activist. In 1945, Amanda Labarca was elected president of the Chilean Federation of Women's Institutions (Fechif).
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Chilean lawyer and politician. In 1956 she was the first woman and Latin American to become a minister, heading the Justice portfolio under the government of Gabriel González Videla.
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Chilean athlete considered the best sportswoman in the history of our country. In the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games she became the first and only Chilean to win an Olympic medal.
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She was the first Chilean woman to receive the National Journalism Award, mention chronicle, in 1957, and the Award of the Professional Society of Women Journalists of the United States.
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Chilean musician and artist. She was the first Latin American to exhibit at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Marsan Pavilion of the Louvre Palace in France. Here she exhibited her sackcloth, oil paintings and wire sculptures in 1964.
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Chilean human rights activist. She was president of the Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos between 1977 and 1999. For her struggle, Sierra was recognized with several awards.
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Folklorist, researcher and interpreter of Chilean music and dance, she investigated the folklore of the most remote regions of Chile. In 1994 she received the National Arts Award.
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She was president of Chile for two non-consecutive terms, the first pro tempore president of Unasur, and the first head of UN Women, the United Nations agency for gender equality.
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Chilean professional soccer player. In 2021 she was recognized as the best goalkeeper in the world by the IFFHS and the following year by The Best FIFA as the best goalkeeper.
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