About Olga Poblete
Lived 1908 – 1999 (aged 91). Olga Poblete was a Chilean public figure, university teacher and historian.
Olga Poblete de Espinosa (May 21, 1908 – July 17, 1999) was a long-time women's rights activist and feminist in Chile. She was a recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. Poblete and Elena Caffarena were later honored as "founding matriarchs" by the Movimiento Pro-Emancipación de las Mujeres de Chile of '83 or MEMCH '83. This relates to them being important members of the original MEMCH that existed in the 1940s. Along with women's rights, she was concerned with individual development and welfare issues.
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Who was Olga Poblete?
women's rights activist
When was Olga Poblete born?
Olga Poblete was born on 21 May 1908 in Tacna.
When did Olga Poblete die?
Olga Poblete died on 17 July 1999 in Santiago.
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Olga Poblete was a public figure, university teacher and historian.
What nationality was Olga Poblete?
Olga Poblete was Chilean.
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