Socorro Sánchez del Rosario

Socorro Sánchez del Rosario
Sanchez, ca. 1870–1880
Born
María del Socorro Sánchez del Rosario

(1830-08-15)15 August 1830
Died26 March 1899(1899-03-26) (aged 68)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Other namesSocorro Sánchez
Occupation(s)educator and journalist
RelativesMaría Trinidad Sánchez (aunt)
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez (brother)

Socorro Sánchez del Rosario (15 August 1830 – 26 March 1899) was a Dominican educator and journalist. She was the first feminist journalist of the country. She also founded the first secular coeducational school in the Dominican Republic, as well as the first women's library, first women's normal school and first women's pharmacy training courses. There are several schools in the country which have been named after her.