La Galería de las Mujeres de Costa Rica
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La Galería de las Mujeres de Costa Rica (The Women's Gallery of Costa Rica) was founded in March 2002 to recognize the contributions of women to the cultural, political and socio-economic development of Costa Rica. The nominations are overseen and the gallery maintained by the Instituto Nacional de la Mujer (INAMU) (National Institute of Women).[1] Of particular focus is the goal of preserving and protecting the history of women who have broken gender stereotypes and advanced human rights principals.[2]
| Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Area of achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosita Acosta Ramírez | (born 1940) | 2017 | Worker's rights[3] | |
| Amelia Barquero Trejos | (born 1945) | 2015 | Musician[2] | |
| Yadira Calvo Fajardo | (born 1941)[4] | 2005 | Literature[5] | |
| María Isabel Carvajal Castro |  |
(1887–1949)[6] | 2005[7] | Literature[8] |
| María Odilia Castro Hidalgo | (1908–1999)[9] | 2007 | Educator[10] | |
| Mercedes Chacón Porras | (1896–1963)[11] | 2002 | Nursing[12] | |
| Felícitas Chaverri Matamoros |  |
(1886–1934) | 2002 | Pharmacy[13] |
| Adelaida Chaverri Polini | (1947–2003) | 2003 | Scientist[14] | |
| Thelma Curling Rodríguez | (born 1933) | 2015 | Law[2] | |
| Alda Facio | (born 1948) | 2015 | Law[2] | |
| Vitha Lyna Fonseca Saborío | (1910–1988) | 2005 | Educator[15] | |
| Haydee Gómez Cascante | (1926–2024) | 2002[16] | Nursing[17] | |
| Jacoba González Porras | (1909–2010) | 2002[16] | Midwife[18] | |
| Violeta Madrigal Mora | (1920–1996) | 2017 | Lawyer and notary public[19] | |
| Ligia Martín Salazar | (born 1952) | 2008 | Women's rights activist[20] | |
| Clotilde Mayorga Mayorga | (born 1950) | 2002 | Indigenous women's rights activist[21] | |
| María Francisca Morales Matamoros | (1933–2021)[22] | 2002[16] | Agriculture and midwife[23] | |
| Irma Morales Moya | (1910–1998)[24] | 2002[16] | Social Worker[16] | |
| Carmen Naranjo |  |
(1928–2012)[25] | 2005 | Literature[26] |
| María Teresa Obregón Zamora | (1888–1956)[27] | 2002[16] | Education[27] | |
| Elizabeth Odio Benito | _(cropped).jpg) |
(born 1939)[28] | 2002[16] | Law[28] |
| Sonia Picado Sotela |  |
(born 1936) | 2005 | Politics and Human Rights jurist[29] |
| Emilia Prieto Tugores |  |
(1902–1986) | 2005 | Arts, Women's rights activist[30] |
| Corina Rodríguez López | (1895–1982) | 2007 | Education, Women's rights activist[31] | |
| Anna Gabriela Ross | (1955–2003)[32] | 2004 | Health[33] | |
| Marcelle Taylor Brown |  |
(born 1933) | 2017 | Educator, community and political leader[34] |
| María Eugenia Vargas Solera | (born 1922)[35] | 2007 | Law[10] | |
| Zarella María Villanueva Monge | (born 1952)[36] | 2007 | Law[10] | |