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Henrietta Boggs
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Henrietta Boggs (May 6, 1918 – September 9, 2020) was a Costa Rican-American author, journalist, and activist. She was the first wife of José Figueres Ferrer and served as First Lady of Costa Rica from 1948 to 1949 in the years after the Costa Rican Civil War.[1]
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Henrietta Boggs | |
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![]() Henrietta Boggs speaking at a panel discussion in 2014 | |
First Lady of Costa Rica | |
In office 1948–1949 | |
President | Jose Figueres Ferrer |
Preceded by | Etelvina Ramírez Montiel |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
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Born | (1918-05-06)May 6, 1918 Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | September 9, 2020(2020-09-09) (aged 102) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Jose Figueres Ferrer (m. 1941–1954) Hugh MacGuire |
Children | José Martí Figueres, Muni Figueres |
Parents | Meta Long & Ralph Emerson Boggs |
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She turned 100 in May 2018.[2] She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Boggs died at her home in Montgomery, Alabama on September 9, 2020 from COVID-19 at the age of 102.[3]