Inés Santa María
Chilean chemical engineer who researched marine pollutants and how to remove them into at least the late 1980s.
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Cecilia Barra
One of the first female chemical engineering graduates from the Escuela de Ingeniería Química, in Valparaiso in 1955
María De La Luz Ostalé
One of the first female chemical engineering graduates from the Escuela de Ingeniería Química, in Valparaiso, Chile in 1955
Ana Rufatt-Ruiz
Chilean-Australian community advocate who works tirelessly to support public housing residents.
Lina Meruane
Chile born, bred, and educated until moving to New York City, Lina Meruane writes fiction in Spanish in the U.S.
Adelina Gutiérrez
Chilean professor, scientist and academic who was the main force behind setting up the first Bachelor’s degree in Astronomy in Chile and later the first Master’s degree in Astronomy. She was the first Chilean to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics and also the first woman elected to the Chilean Academy of Sciences.
Guacolda Lazzerini
Guacolda Antoine Lazzerini was a mathematics teacher at both school and university level in Chile. She made many contributions to the development of education in Chile during her long active life.
Soledad Salamé
Chilean-born, Baltimore-based artist
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is the author of over twenty books including The House of the Spirits (La Casa de los Espíritus) (1982), Eva Luna (1987), Paula (1995), Inés del Alma Mía (Inés of My Soul) (2006), and Violeta (2022).
Dorotea de Chopitea
Spanish philanthropist and social figure, renowned for her charitable work and influence in Barcelona during the 19th century.