María Nicolasa Billini
Domincan educator
Domincan educator
Dominican poet
Dominican writer and activist
Dominican poet Salomé Ureña was an early advocate for women’s higher education in the Dominican Republic.
Mercedes Laura Aguiar was a writer, teacher and feminist from the Dominican Republic. As a journalist and poet, she wrote works that promoted gender equality and Dominican sovereignty, in opposition to the US occupation. She fought for women’s right to vote, women’s right to education, and employment protections for women and children.