Josefa Amar y Borbón
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Josefa Amar y Borbón was an 18th-century Spanish author known for her advocacy for women's rights and education. She defended women's intellectual capabilities and their suitability for public roles in her 1786 work, "Discurso en defensa del talento de las mujeres y de su aptitud para el gobierno y otros cargos en que se emplean los hombres". Amar frequently published on the topic of women's right to education. Her writings contributed to the intellectual discourse of the Enlightenment in Spain, a period marked by the establishment of academies and a renewed interest in national heritage.12
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