Eva Sámano Bishop (May 5, 1910 – January 7, 1984) was a Mexican educator. She was the first wife of President
Adolfo López Mateos and
First Lady of Mexico
First Lady of Mexico ( es, Primera Dama de México), also known as First Lady of the United Mexican States ( es, Primera Dama de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Mexico. Beatriz Gutiérrez Mül ...
from 1958 to 1964.
Biography
Eva Samano de López Mateos
was born in
Mexico
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in San Nicolás del Oro,
Guerrero
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on May 5, 1910. Early in her career, she taught at the
Scientific and Literary Institute in
Toluca
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. In 1937, she married future president
Lopez Mateos. She served as First Lady of Mexico from 1958 until 1964.
In 1961, she founded the
National Institute for Infants, which ''
The New York Times
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'' describes as "Mexico's first social assistance organization dedicated solely to children." The article also stated she "initiated the national movement to organize and improve medical and educational services for Mexican children."
After her husband died in 1973, she returned to teaching.
Personal life and death
Upon her death in 1984, she was survived by a daughter.
See also
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List of first ladies of Mexico
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Politics of Mexico
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References
External links
1984 obituary
First ladies of Mexico
1910 births
1984 deaths
People from Guerrero
20th-century Mexican educators
Mexican women educators
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