Felícitas Chaverri Matamoros
Felícitas Chaverri Matamoros (9 May 1894 – 6 October 1934) was a Costa Rican pharmacist and poet. In 1917, she became the first woman to obtain a university degree in Costa Rica in the field of pharmacy. She also later became the first woman to head the Department of Drugs and Narcotics of the Ministry of Public Health.
María Felícitas Bernabé Chaverri Matamoros | |
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| Born | May 9, 1894 Atenas, Costa Rica |
| Died | October 6, 1934 (aged 40) San José, Costa Rica |
| Occupation(s) | Pharmacist, poet |
| Spouse | Clímaco Pérez Arrieta (married 1921) |
| Children | 3 |
| Honours | La Galería de las Mujeres de Costa Rica (2002) |