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graduated from this school were
Eugenia Dechamps, Matilde Grullón, Rita Infante, Clementina Jiménez, Altagracia Perelló, and Justina Perelló. A member of the 27 February Women's Club, she took active part in literary salons and established the first women's library in the country located at 50 Calle Sol, in 1876, in Santiago.
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269:, but for which Spain had tendered an offer to acquire. After her return in 1863 to Santo Domingo, she spent a year in jail for expressing her anti-government sentiments. Among the issues deemed objectionable by the authorities were her statements advocating for Dominican sovereignty, free speech, and women's education.
214:(1817–1861); Tomás (1819–1878), Eugenio (1822–1889); Manuel de Jesús (1823–?); María de la Cruz (1824–?); Juan Francisco (1826–1845); Jacinto (1827–1900); Pablo Marcial (1829–?); Ana (1832–?); and Idelfonso (1834–1897). Francisco is recognized as one of the co-founding fathers of the Dominican Republic.
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Moving back to the capital, in 1881, Sánchez founded the
Colegio La Altagracia (High Grace College) in Santo Domingo, which would become the Escuela Superior de Señoritas (Superior School for Ladies) and graduated the first female secondary students in the country. The following year, she created a
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was not flattering, calling her "manly" and adding that Sánchez was known for "su apostolado en la enseñanza pública, en la agitada intromisión de sus energías en la vida política del país y en el audaz empeño que puso siempre por distinguirse entre sus conciudadanos" . She was initially buried in
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and that year established the first co-educational and secular school, Colegio
Sagrado Corazón de María (Sacred Heart of Maria College), in the country. Her students, from the upper-class of the city, paid tuition, but she waived the fees for those who were unable to pay. Among the women who
166:(15 August 1830 – 26 March 1899) was a Dominican educator and journalist. She was the first feminist journalist of the country. She also founded the first secular coeducational school in the Dominican Republic, as well as the first women's library, first women's
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A street in the Gascue neighborhood of Santo
Domingo that was named in her honor had been renamed by the 1920s. In 2002, the Escuela Básica Socorro Sánchez (Socorro Sánchez Primary School) began operating in a rented facility in
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of the country which lasted from 1861 to 1865. She was strongly influenced by her aunt
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Sánchez was raised in a nationalist family which was critical of the
Haitian regime which ruled the country from 1822 to 1844 and the
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and first women's pharmacy training courses. There are several schools in the country which have been named after her.
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curricula for women to train as pharmacists at the school. The first licensed school teacher in the country
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Socorro Sánchez del Rosario was born on 15 August 1830 on the island of
827:(in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 13 November 2015. Archived from
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904:(in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 12 January 2016. Archived from
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Republica Dominicana: su origen y proyección social
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851:(in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 26 March 2016. Archived from
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795:"Personajes exaltados al Panteón Nacional: Socorro Sánchez del Rosario (18)"
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Sánchez died on 26 March 1899 in Santo Domingo. Her obituary published in
752:] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Taller.
681:] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Cosmos.
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723:[Streets and Avenues: Teacher Dolores Rodríguez Objío].
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Sánchez began her career as a teacher, providing instruction in
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the Capilla de los Inmortales (Chapel of the Immortals) in the
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After her brother Francisco's execution for opposing President
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A History of the Virgin Islands of the United States
613:"Sánchez, María del Socorro del Rosario (1830–1899)"
871:[Births 1810–1847: Francisco del Rosario].
819:"Medina entrega escuela básica en Villa Altagracia"
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261:the country, Sánchez was exiled to
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746:Acerca de Francisco del R. Sánchez
656:. Kingston, Jamaica: Canoe Press.
611:Candelario, Ginetta E. B. (2016).
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