Matilde hidalgo de procel biography of george

Matilde Hidalgo de Procel was born in Loja, Ecuador on September 29, 1889. In Loja, Matilde was one of six children who were raised only by their seamstress mother to provide for them. While growing up, Matilde attended the Immaculate Conception of the Sisters of Charity school, where she was only supposed to gain a sixth grade education. However, determined to continue studying, Matilde urged her mother to send her to Colegio Bernardo Valdivieso. Matilde later graduated from the Colegio in 1913 despite opposition from her community that criticized her from wanting a higher education.

Throughout her years of schooling, Matilde enjoyed writing poems such as The Constant Woman's Plea, The Tenth of August, My Ideal, and Sacrifice that are now published in various book collections. As the first woman to graduate from high school in her region, Matilde eventually graduated from the University of Cuenca with honors in medicine after the Central University of Ec