Lucila Gamero de Medina

Lucila Gamero was born on 12 June 1873 in Danlí, the daughter of Dr Manuel Gamero, who taught her medicine. As the university was closed to her, she later obtained the diploma of physician and surgeon from the National University, took over the direction of the Danlí hospital in 1924 and ran the family pharmacy. She married Gilberto Medina, campaigned for women's suffrage, took part in 1947 in the founding of the Honduran Women's Committee and published the review Mujer Americana. A member of the Honduran Academy of the Language, she died on 23 January 1964.

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• NovelBlanca OlmedoLucila Gamero de Medina · 1908not translated into EnglishLiterature