243:. Dengo died in 1928 and Obregón returned to teaching to support her family. She first taught elementary students at the Argentine School of Heredia and then in 1929 began teaching at the Normal School of Costa Rica, while she was studying for her examinations to become a professor. Passing the tests in 1932, Obregón became the geography and guidance professor at the Normal School. After four years of teaching at the Normal School, she moved to San José and taught at the Escuela República del Perú, where she remained until her retirement in 1941.
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Clarisa Blanco, Rosario Brenes de Facio, Amalia Chavarría de Rossi, Claudia Cortés, Aurelia Pinto de Ross, María del Rosario Quirós Salazar, Etilma Romero de Segura, Cristina Salazar de Esquivel, and Marta Uribe de Pagés to demonstrate with around 5,000
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296:(The Women's Gallery of Costa Rica) as one of the inaugural group of women for her contributions to education and founding of the national teacher's association. The National Development Plan adopted in 2010, to improve the infrastructure and guide the country's governance, bears her name.
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Obregón began teaching the following year at the
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