Magaly Quintana
Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist
About Magaly Quintana
Lived 1952 – 2019 (aged 66). Magaly Quintana was a Nicaraguan historian, women's rights activist and activist.
Magaly Quintana Pereyra (28 May 1952 She was director of Catholic Women for the Right to Choose, advocating for the right to therapeutic abortion following its ban in Nicaragua in 2006. She also led advocacy opposing violence against women, raising awareness of femicide in the country. In 2018, she joined the anti-government protests.
Quintana was born 28 May 1952. She attended La Asunción for high school, then entered university, becoming a student leader. She joined the Nicaraguan Revolution, then in 1982 began working in feminist organizing.
She died of a stroke on 5 May 2019, aged 66.
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Who was Magaly Quintana?
Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist
When was Magaly Quintana born?
Magaly Quintana was born on 28 May 1952 in Managua.
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Magaly Quintana died on 5 May 2019.
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Magaly Quintana was a historian, women's rights activist and activist.
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Magaly Quintana was Nicaraguan.
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