Georgina Jiménez de López

Georgina Isabel Jiménez de López (15 February 1904 – 1994) was a Panamanian sociologist, writer, professor, researcher, feminist, and human rights activist.[1] She was the first female Professor of Sociology in Panama.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is de López.
Georgina Jiménez de López
Born
Georgina Isabel Jiménez de López

15 February 1904
Panama City
Died1994
NationalityPanama
CitizenshipPanama
United States of America
OccupationSociologist, writer, professor, feminist, activist
Years active1940–1994
Political partyFeminist Party of Panama
Parents
  • Antonio Jiménez (father)
  • Paula Rivera Urriola (mother)

Biography

Georgina Isabel Jiménez de López was born to parents Paula Rivera Urriola and Antonio Jiménez in Panama City on 15 February 1904,[1] but grew up in Chiriquí. After graduating as a teacher from the normal school of Institutoras in 1922, Jiménez found work at several Panamanian educational institutions and continued to pursue her education. In 1932, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in science from New York University. While working towards a master's degree and then doctorate in political science from Columbia University, Jiménez made income translating and teaching Spanish and lecturing at Panamanian schools and women's clubs.[2]

As a feminist, Jiménez participated in the movement of Clara González in Panama and became one of the founding members of the Feminist Renewal Center of Los Santos, which she would represent at the First Feminist Congress in 1923. She would also was a member of the National Union of Women and held became its secretary in 1945.[2]

Jiménez, Demetrio Porras, and Ofelia Hooper became the pioneers of sociology in Panama and herself became the first woman in the country to teach this discipline in higher education.[3][2]

Citations
  1. Staff Wilson 2005, p. 592.
  2. "Georgina Jiménez de López". 16 August 2013 (in Spanish). University of Havana.
  3. University of Panama 2004, p. 489.

References

Books

  • Staff Wilson, Mariblanca (2005). Mujeres que dejaron huellas (in Spanish). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-996-202-721-8.
  • University of Panama. University Commission of the Centennial of the Republic (2004). Panamá: Cien años de República. Manfer. ISBN 978-996-260-839-4.
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