Rita Lecumberri
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Rita Lecumberri (1836-1910) was an Ecuadorian writer and educator. She was a published and awarded poet and essayist. She is also noted for her contribution to the education of women in Ecuador. She was director of the Escuela San Alejo in 1880-82 and 1882-95. A school (El colegio Rita Lecumberri) is named after her, as well as an award. She was born in
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, and is also buried there.


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* Avilés Pino, Efrén: Enciclopedia del Ecuador - LECUMBERRI, Rita {{DEFAULTSORT:Lecumberri, Rita 1836 births 1910 deaths Ecuadorian writers Ecuadorian women writers People from Guayaquil 19th-century Ecuadorian educators 19th-century Ecuadorian women