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Matilde Huici
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Matilde Huici Navaz
3 August 1890 |
| Died | 13 April 1965 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
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Matilde Huici Navaz (born August 3, 1890, in Pamplona, Spain – died April 13, 1965, in Santiago, Chile) was an important Spanish teacher and lawyer. She worked to help women get a better education. She helped start the Residencia de Señoritas, which was the first official place in Spain to encourage women to go to university. She also co-founded the Association of Spanish University Women in 1928. Later, she became a Spanish representative for social and humanitarian issues at the League of Nations. After moving to Chile in 1940, Matilde Huici started the School of Párvulos Educator at the University of Chile in 1944. She spent many years teaching and developing new ways to educate children.
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Early Life and Education
Matilde Huici Navaz was born on August 3, 1890, in Pamplona, Spain. She was the third of four children. Her parents, Ascensión and Juan Huici, were wealthy and believed in a republican government. When she was 17, Matilde earned a master's degree in higher education in Bilbao.
Starting Her Career
In 1909, Matilde began working as a teacher at a school in San Sebastián. Just two years later, she became the school principal. In 1916, she moved to Madrid to join the Residencia de Señoritas. Here, she learned English and French. She also learned shorthand, a useful skill for writing quickly.
Three years later, Matilde earned a degree from the School of Higher Education. She then began to study law. In 1922, she became an Inspector of Primary Education in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The next year, she received a scholarship to study at Middlebury College in the United States. There, she taught Spanish starting in September 1923. This time away allowed her to finish her law studies. She earned her law degree in 1926.
While still teaching at the Residencia de Señoritas, Matilde also worked at the Juvenile Court of Madrid in 1927. She spoke out about how the legal system should treat women. She also helped create the Association of the Spanish Female University Youth, which later became the Spanish Association of University Women. In 1931, Matilde and her husband joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). This was a political party that aimed to improve workers' rights.
During the Second Spanish Republic
In 1931, Spain became the Second Spanish Republic. Matilde Huici joined a group that advised the Ministry of Justice on criminal law. She was also in charge of inspecting all juvenile courts across the country. These courts dealt with legal issues involving children.
Matilde helped write the 1932 Spanish Criminal Code. She also worked to create the Center for Criminal Studies. In 1933, she visited the Soviet Union to learn about their policies for children. In 1935, she became Spain's representative to the Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth in Geneva.
Matilde also worked as a journalist. From 1935 to 1938, she wrote for newspapers like Democracia and El Socialista. She also wrote for Mujeres magazine. When the Popular Front political group won elections, Matilde suggested replacing religious teachers with trained educators. She wanted to create a Minor Psychological Research Institute to train these new teachers. Her main goal was to make education less religious and protect children from religious influence.
During the Spanish Civil War, Matilde stayed with the republican government. She moved from Madrid to Valencia in 1937, and then to Barcelona. In early 1939, she went to France. There, she helped a committee that assisted Spanish refugees.
Later Life in Chile
After the republican government lost the war, Matilde moved to Chile. She arrived on May 14, 1940, on a ship called the SS Orduña. In Chile, her law degree was not recognized, so she had to work as a translator.
However, she soon made a big impact. In 1944, she founded the School for the Education of Children at the University of Chile. She managed this school until 1962. In 1947, she became a director of the Chilean-Spanish Cultural Directory. Matilde Huici passed away on April 13, 1965, at the age of 74.
See also
In Spanish: Matilde Huici para niños
