Magaly Quintana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Magaly Quintana

Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist

Date of Birth: 28-May-1952

Place of Birth: Managua, Managua Department, Nicaragua

Date of Death: 05-May-2019

Profession: historian, activist, feminist

Nationality: Nicaragua

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Magaly Quintana Pereyra (28 May 1952 – 5 May 2019) was a Nicaraguan feminist historian and activist.
She was director of Catholic Women for the Right to Choose, advocating for the right to therapeutic abortion following its ban in Nicaragua in 2006.
She also led advocacy opposing violence against women, raising awareness of femicide in the country.
In 2018, she joined the anti-government protests.Quintana was born 28 May 1952.
She attended La Asunción for high school, then entered university, becoming a student leader.
She joined the Nicaraguan Revolution, then in 1982 began working in feminist organizing.She died of a stroke on 5 May 2019, aged 66.