Corina Rodríguez López, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Corina Rodríguez López

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1895

Place of Birth: San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1982

Profession: suffragette, academic

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Corina Rodríguez López (1895-1982) was a Costa Rican educator, writer, feminist and occasional sculptor.
She was the founder of the Casa del Niño and the Temperance League of Costa Rica, as well as a feminist and suffragette.
She was twice exiled for her outspokenness on the treatment of women and children and her political views.
She taught school in both Costa Rica and Panama and wrote articles for newspapers and magazines criticizing both national and international political policies.
When she returned from exile in Panama, she worked as a housing advocate for poor families in the southern neighborhoods of San José.
She was inducted into the Costa Rican Gallery of Women in 2007.