Beatriz Ramírez Abella

Beatriz Ramírez Abella (born 1956) is a Uruguayan feminist and activist working for Afro-Uruguayan rights. She is an anthropologist and educator teaching about class, ethnicity and gender and the biases surrounding these issues. She is the current director of the Uruguayan Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INMUJERES) (National Institute of Woman) and served as vice-chair on the Inter-American Commission of Women from 2013-2015.

Biography Angelica Beatriz Ramírez Abella was born on 18 September 1956 in Montevideo, Uruguay. She completed both grammar and secondary school in the public school system. Beginning in 1972, she started joining black youth groups and in 1973, founded the Grupos de Jóvenes de Asociación Cultural y Social Negro (ACSUN) (Black Cultural and Social Association Youth Group). She was also a co-founder of the Organización Mundo Afro (African World Organization).