Matilde Hidalgo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matilde Hidalgo

Ecuadorian activist

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1889

Place of Birth: Loja Province, Ecuador

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1974

Profession: writer, physician, poet, politician

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Matilde Hidalgo de Procel (Loja, Ecuador, September 29, 1889 – Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 20, 1974) was an Ecuadorian physician, poet, and activist.
Matilde Hidalgo was the first woman to exercise the right to vote in Ecuador (and Latin America), and also the first to receive a Doctorate in Medicine.
Hidalgo fought for the recognition of women's rights and is now known as one of the most important women in Ecuadorian history.
At her young age, She mastered reading and writing skills as well as the piano.
In 1973 she was paralyzed by a stroke, and she died in Guayaquil on February 20, 1974.