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Her graduation on 23 November 1917 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy made her to become the first woman to obtain a university degree in the country in pharmacy. This also paved the way for the entry of other women in higher education in Costa Rica. Following she worked for the advancement of
30:(9 May 1894 – 6 October 1934) was a Costa Rican pharmacist and poet. In 1917, she became the first woman to obtain a university degree in Costa Rica in the field of pharmacy. She also later became the first woman to head the Department of Drugs and Narcotics of the Ministry of Public Health.
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