ABSTRACT
María Jesús Alvarado Rivera was a Peruvian rebel who was active during the time of the internal conflict in Peru, which took place from 1980 to 2000. She used her skills as a journalist to speak out on women's rights, and is noted as one of the first advocates of female equality in her country. At the age of 20, with the assistance of her brother, she also landed a position as a columnist for El Comercio and El Diario. In 1914, she founded the first feminist organization in Peru, called Evolución Feminina, and then in 1915 she founded the Escuela Taller Moral y Trabajo, where she taught women essential skills. Finally, in 1923, Alvarado Rivera established the National Council of Women of Peru, which continued advocating for the rights of women in Peru. During her exile, she spent 12 years in Argentina, where she taught school and directed dramas that centered around social and moral issues in society.
