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Matilde Rodríguez Cabo
Matilde Rodríguez Cabo Guzmán (Las Palmas, San Luis Potosí, July 17, 1902 – Mexico City, September 8, 1967,) was Mexico's first female psychiatrist. Also a surgeon, writer, feminist, and suffragist, Rodríguez was an activist for the right of Mexican women, and affiliated with the Mexican Communist Party. She was married to General Francisco J. Múgica; they had a son, Janitzio Múgica Rodríguez Cabo. Matilde graduated in 1929 from the faculty of medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and specialized in psychiatry at the Humboldt University of Berlin between 1929 and 1930. With Esther Chapa and María Lavalle Urbina, Rodríguez pioneered the Mexican feminist movement of the 1940s. In this context, the movement was spearheaded by the group of women and intellectuals associated with various organizations in the country, including the Frente Único Pro Derechos de la Mujer (FUPDN), whose membership included Chapa, Refugio Garcia, Esperanza Balmaceda, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí. It is located in eastern and central Mexico and is bordered by seven other Mexican states: Nuevo León to the north; Tamaulipas to the north-east; Veracruz to the east; Hidalgo, Querétaro and Guanajuato to the south; and Zacatecas to the north-west. In addition to the capital city, other major cities in the state include Ciudad Valles, Matehuala, Rioverde, and Tamazunchale. History In pre-Columbian times, the territory now occupied by the state of San Luis Potosí contained parts of the cultural areas of Mesoamerica and Aridoamerica. Its northern and western-central areas were inhabited by the Otomi and Chichimeca tribes. These indigenous groups were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Although many indigenous people died during Spanish colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |