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The cultural situation in Spain resulted in a largely uneducated female population, with the literary rate for women only at 10% in 1900. The number of women known to have university titles in the period between 1800 and 1910 was around one, with María Goyri being the exception among Spanish women. When education was offered to women, it was ...
Miscarriage before 6 weeks of gestation is defined by ESHRE as biochemical loss. [13] [14] Once ultrasound or histological evidence shows that a pregnancy has existed, the term used is clinical miscarriage, which can be "early" before 12 weeks and "late" between 12 and 21 weeks. [13]
Remedios Varo Uranga was born in 1908 in Anglès, a small town in the province of Girona (Catalonia), in northeastern Spain. [2]Varo's mother, Ignacia Uranga Bergareche, was born in Argentina to Basque parents; she was a devout Roman Catholic and named her newborn in honor of the Patron of Anglès, the Virgen de los Remedios ("Virgin of Remedies") and also as a 'remedy' for an older sister's ...
Juan del Encina (July 12, 1468 – late 1529 or early 1530) Often called the Founder of Spanish Drama. [23] One of his notable works is Cancionero (1496), a collection of lyrical and dramatic poems. [24] Gil Vicente (1465–1536) Called the Trobadour, he was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. He worked in ...
A mantilla is a traditional female liturgical lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high hair ornament called a peineta, particularly popular with women in Spain and Latin America. [ 1] It is also worn by Catholic and Plymouth Brethren women around the world, Mennonite women in Argentina, and without the ...
Women had a number of other professions in Aztec civilization, including priest, doctor, sorcerer. [35] Women were often recognized in their civilization as professional weavers and crafters. [36] Images in Aztec codices, ceramics and sculptures display the elaborate and colorful designs of Aztec weavers. There were regional textile specialties ...
Dr. Leana Wen: Menopause is the period in a woman’s life when her menstrual periods stop. For most women, this natural, biological process occurs as a part of going through midlife when the ...
While there has continued to be more female grandmasters, the rate of new women to achieve the title has thus far peaked a little before the 2010s. [46] As the overall number of grandmasters has increased from about 300 in 1990 to over 1700 by 2020, women still make up no more than a few percent of the total. [47] [48]