María Angélica Barreda
First woman lawyer of Argentina
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María Angélica Barreda (15 May 1887 – 21 July 1963) became in 1910 the first woman admitted to practice law in Argentina.[1] She graduated from the National University of La Plata, receiving her degree on 28 December 1909.[2][3]
BornMay 15, 1887
DiedJuly 21, 1963 (aged 76)
Maria Angélica Barreda | |
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María Angélica Barreda in 1910 | |
| Born | May 15, 1887 |
| Died | July 21, 1963 (aged 76) |
in 2023, at the University of Buenos Aires, commemorative plaques were erected to remember two significant female lawyers in Argentina: Dr. María Angélica Barreda, the first woman lawyer in Argentina, graduated from the UNLP, and Dr. Celia Tapias, the first woman lawyer to graduate from the UBA.[4]