Adelia Silva
Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adelia Silva (3 April 1925 – 10 July 2004) was a Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist. She became the first Afro-Uruguayan to earn a teaching degree. She taught in rural schools, weathering racial and sexist discrimination. She moved to Montevideo in 1956, but was transferred numerous times as a result of racial discrimination, ultimately returning home to Artigas. She filed a complaint with the National Council of Primary Education, which led to widespread media coverage of her treatment, heightening awareness of the racial and gender divides in Uruguayan society.
Adelia Silva | |
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Born | (1925-04-03)3 April 1925 |
Died | 10 July 2004(2004-07-10) (aged 79) Artigas, Uruguay |
Nationality | Uruguayan |
Other names | Adelia Silva de Sosa |
Occupation(s) | teacher, journalist |
Years active | 1946–2001 |
In 1960, Silva took an examination and became the first person of African descent in Uruguay to serve as a primary school inspector. She worked as an inspector in various departments and taught both high school and normal school courses through the 1970s. She also volunteered as a teacher for students with learning disabilities, boarders in care homes, and prisoners at the local jail. In 1981, she earned a journalism degree and retired from teaching. Embarking on a second career as a writer, Silva traveled widely, published a textbook on chemistry, and earned several awards as a poet. She died in 2004 and is remembered for her role in changing the perception of freedom and equality in Uruguay.