Amanda Labarca
Chilean diplomat, educator, writer, and feminist
Died when: 88 years 28 days (1056 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Amanda Labarca Hubertson (Spanish pronunciation: [a'manða la'ßa?ka]; 1886–1975), was a Chilean diplomat, educator, writer and feminist.Her work was directed mainly at improving the situation of Latin American women and women's suffrage in Chile.
She was born Pinto Sepúlveda in Santiago, Chile, on December 5, 1886.Labarca's parents were Onofre Pinto Perez de Arce and Sabina Sepulveda.
She adopted her husband's two surnames, Labarca Hubertson, after her marriage to Guillermo Labarca Hubertson during a trip to the U.S., amongst protest from her family.
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