About María Josefa Zapata
Lived 1822 – 1888 (aged 65–66). María Josefa Zapata was a Spanish writer, editing staff and editor.
María Josefa Zapata (1822 – 1870), was a Spanish printer and publisher.
She was active as a journalist at the El meteoro of Cádiz from 1846, and became known as a pioneer Spanish socialist feminist, engaged in women's rights and workers rights.
She was the founder of the feminist publication El Pensil de Iberia.
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María Josefa Zapata was born in 1822 in Cádiz.
When did María Josefa Zapata die?
María Josefa Zapata died in 1888.
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María Josefa Zapata was a writer, editing staff and editor.
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María Josefa Zapata was Spanish.
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