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Maria de Maeztu
Spanish educator and feminist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María de Maeztu Whitney (18 July 1882, Vitoria - 7 January 1948, Mar del Plata, Argentina) was a Spanish educator, feminist, founder of the Residencia de Señoritas and the Lyceum Club in Madrid. She was sister of the writer, journalist and occasional diplomat, Ramiro de Maeztu and the painter Gustavo de Maeztu.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Maeztu and the second or maternal family name is Whitney.
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