Sara Justo

Sara Justo (5 February 1870 – 6 October 1941) was an Argentine women's rights activist, educator and dentist. She was a leader in the women's rights movement of Argentina early in the 20th century, supporting women's suffrage and co-founding both the Women's Pro-Suffrage Committee and the Feminist Center of Argentina. She was one of the first four women dentists in Argentina, graduating from the University of Buenos Aires in 1901.

Early life and education Sara Justo was born in Buenos Aires on 5 February 1870 to Aurora Castro and Juan Felipe Justo. She had nine siblings, including her brother Juan Bautista Justo, who went on to form the Argentine Socialist Party.

Justo published numerous articles on feminism in periodicals such as the Buenos Aires newspaper El Diario. She also voiced her position on women's suffrage in 1909 at a conference on the feminist movement in Europe.

The Association of Argentine University Women organized the First International Women's Congress in 1910 with Justo serving as the treasurer. Justo was a delegate of the National Association of Teachers to the 1925 meeting of the International Congress of Social Economy and attended the Third International Women's Congress in 1928.

Justo died on 6 October 1941 in Buenos Aires.