Rita Lecumberri
Rita Lecumberri (1836–1910) was an Ecuadorian writer and educator. She was a published and awarded poet and essayist. She is also noted for her contribution to the education of women in Ecuador. She was director of the Escuela San Alejo in 1880–1882 and 1882–1895. A school (El colegio Rita Lecumberri) is named after her, as well as an award. She was born in Guayaquil, and is also buried there.
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- 1836 births
- 1910 deaths
- Ecuadorian writers
- Ecuadorian women writers
- Writers from Guayaquil
- 19th-century Ecuadorian educators
- 20th-century Ecuadorian educators
- 19th-century Ecuadorian women
- Ecuadorian women educators
- 19th-century Ecuadorian poets
- 20th-century Ecuadorian poets
- Ecuadorian poets
- Ecuadorian women poets
- Ecuadorian essayists
- Ecuadorian women essayists