Eulalia Guzman ( 1890-1985) was one of the first women to succeed in the work field of archeology and also became the first Mexican anthropologist. She was a woman ahead of her time and used her life to do good.
Eulalia Guzman was born on February 12,1890 in Zacatecas, Mexico. At around the age of eight, she and her family moved to Mexico City. Mexico City is where Guzman started to accomplish so much as a woman and made a name for herself. She was naturally very driven and determined to accomplish the future she wanted. From a young age, she made it her mission to not end up like the rest of the Mexican women around her. In other words, she didn’t want to be a woman who just stayed at home and took care of children; Guzman wanted to make a name for herself.
Guzman is best known for being an educator, archeologist, ethnologist ( anthropologist), feminist, and author. Eulalia Guzman accomplished a lot of things throughout her life one of which was being the founder and member of a feminist group known as ” Admirers of Benito Juarez”.
Since she was a licensed educator, she worked at a vocational school which helped and taught women how to improve their economic situations. Guzman was known for being such a good educator and using her voice for good, that she was sent to the United States to look over the schools there for a couple of years. Then when she returned back to Mexico, she began on a new path. This path consisted of Guzman going to college earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Archeology and created a historical archive for anthropology.
Guzman published a book called ” La Escuela Nueva.” She led an investigation and declared that she found the remains of Cuanhtémoc in Ixcateopan, Guerrero. During the investigation, Guzman examined documents and used all her skills in archaeology to figure out who the remains belonged to. She also took this time to become fluent in many languages such as German, English, and French. Since Guzman was a well-known archaeologist, she was given the task to study Mexican archeological pieces from history in museums in Germany, England, Italy, and the United States. After that, she took part in an expedition to Mixteca Alta.
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As the years passed, Guzman spent the last few years of her life working in the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Eulalia Guzman was a very determined woman and used her voice and power throughout her life to do good. With all of her determination, she earned a degree as a teacher. She founded groups to help other women like her have a voice. Focused on movements that would help the culture and society of the twenty- century. Throughout her career in archeology and anthropology, she used her work to help those who would come after her. Her life was one filled with accomplishments and breaking down barriers. She was a fighter and never gave up on her dreams.
Eulalia Guzman passed away on January 1st of 1985 in Mexico City.
Work Cited:
w3ki.com. (n.d.). Eulalia Guzmán. W3ki. Retrieved December 10, 2016, from https://www.es.w3ki.com/wiki/Eulalia_Guzm%C3%A1n
Eulalia Guzman, The First Mexican Antropologist. (2021, January 6). ♀️Pioneering Women. https://pioneeringwomen.org/?p=721
Wikipedia contributors. (2021, February 17). Eulalia Guzmán. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulalia_Guzm%C3%A1n
By: Klaudia Rodriguez
This was a great bio! I would like a more detailed explanation as to what you meant when you wrote that “she was not like the Mexican women around her”. What were they doing during that time? What were their roles and how did she stand out from them? Was it her access to education?
I didn’t know who Eulalia Guzmán was prior to reading this bio of her and it was really cool to learn that she was the first Mexican anthropologist of her time. My suggestion to you would be to add more information about her teaching and her other accomplishments. There’s a lot of information about her life that is missing that I think should be added.
Wow! This was very interesting to read about. As a Mexican woman myself, it was really inspiring to learn about the first Mexican anthropologist and even better that it was a woman. It seems like she made a big impact on the historical side of Mexico as very as for the 20th century.