El Oro de Hidalgo, Mexico State, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
María Luisa Ocampo Heredia
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 16, 2021
1. María Luisa Ocampo Heredia Marker
María Luisa Ocampo Heredia
1899-1974
Dramaturga, novelista, bibliotecaria, editora, periodista, traductora, funcionaria, sufragista, mecenas
Nació en Chilpancingo, Guerrero, el 24 de noviembre de 1899, cursó su educación primaria en El Oro, formo parte de la lucha a favor del voto femenina por más de dos décadas. Deja un legado a las mujeres a decidir su destino, dejar la pasividad y convertirse en activista para cambiar su realidad y comprometerse con su momento.
Murió en Cuautla, Morelos el 15 de Agosto de 1974.
María Luisa Ocampo Heredia
1899-1974
Playwright, novelist, librarian, editor, journalist, translator, functionary, suffragette and patron
Born in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, on November 24, 1899, she studied her primary education in El Oro and was part of the struggle for women to vote for more than two decades. She leaves a legacy of women deciding their own fate, giving up passivity and becoming activists to change their reality and commit to their moment.
She died in Cuautla, Morelos on August 15, 1974.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 15, 1974.
Location. 19° 48.063′ N, 100° 8.065′ W. Marker is in El Oro de Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico (Mexico State). Marker is on Tiro Norte just west of Avenida Independencia, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: El Oro de Hidalgo MEX 50600, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Velia Marmolejo Fat (here, next to this marker); Tiro Norte (within shouting distance of this marker); Authorization of the Railroad in El Oro (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Commercial Activity in El Oro (about 180 meters away); El Oro Mining and Railway (about 180 meters away); El Oro Historical Monuments Area (about 180 meters away); Inauguration of the Railroad in El Oro (about 180 meters away); Old Railway Station (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Oro de Hidalgo.
Also see . . . Women's Suffrage in Mexico. Women did not achieve the complete and full right to vote in Mexico until 1953. (Submitted on May 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)
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Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 16, 2021
2. María Luisa Ocampo Heredia Marker
The Tiro Norte mining rig is in the background.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 16, 2021
3. Teatro al Aire Libre "A La Mujer Aurense"
The marker is at an open-air theater dedicated to the women of El Oro.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
