Élida Passo
Élida Passo (1867–1893) was an Argentine pharmacist, the first woman to practice that profession in her country and the first woman university graduate in South America.
Élida Passo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1867 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 1893 (aged 25–26) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Education | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
Biography
Élida Passo was born in Buenos Aires in 1867, the daughter of a pharmacist.[1] When she began her higher education, she first pursued a major in Humanities and Philosophy, and had a brief stint in Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences, both faculties of the University of Buenos Aires.[2] She eventually decided to follow in the footsteps of her father and study pharmacy.[1] She graduated in 1885, becoming the first South American woman to earn a university degree.[2][3]
Later she wanted to study medicine, but the university authorities denied her entry, arguing that it would be too difficult or uncomfortable for a woman to study with all male colleagues.[1] This led Passo to initiate a judicial appeal which would have great repercussions in the academic field.[1] This ended in her favor and she was able to enroll in the program.[1]
Élida Passo died of tuberculosis in 1893,[4] when she was in her fifth year of study and was close to completing her medical degree and becoming the first woman physician in Argentina.[1][2] Cecilia Grierson would earn this distinction in 1889.[5]
References
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- Itatí Palermo, Alicia (2006). "El acceso de las mujeres a la educación universitaria". Revista argentina de sociología. 4 (7): 11–46.
- Revista iberoamericana, Volume 70, Issue 206 (in Spanish). Instituto internacional de literatura iberoamericana. 2004. p. 216. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- González, María Clementina. "Las primeras mujeres en la UBA" [The First Women at the UBA] (in Spanish). University of Buenos Aires. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- "'Res non verba' (hechos no palabras)" ['Res non verba' (Facts Not Words)]. Capla (in Spanish) (186): 30. April–May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via upersmedia.com.