María Edwards

María Edwards McClure de Errázuriz (11 December 1893 – 8 June 1972), known as María Edwards and Marie Errázuriz, was a Chilean social worker, nurse and member of the French Resistance. She is known for co-founding the Hôpital Rothschild resistance network which saved the lives of Jewish children in Nazi occupied Paris. Edwards was the youngest of nine children, and was raised in a devoutly Catholic family.

In 1913, Edwards married Guillermo Errázuriz Vergara, a diplomat and member of the Vergara family. She was arrested, interrogated and tortured several times by the Gestapo, but was able to escape death thanks to her background and diplomatic connections.

Legacy On 2 September 1953, Edwards was awarded the Legion d'Honneur for bravery in France.

In 2005, Edwards was posthumously awarded Righteous Among The Nations for her work saving Jewish children.

In 2017, Square in Paris was named in honour of Edwards and .

Personal life In 1960, Edwards permanently returned to Chile to retire from public life. On 8 June 1972, Edwards died in Santiago aged 78.