Today, on 8th August 1915, María Rostworowski was born in #Lima.
A prolific #Peruvian historian, focussing on the #IncaEmpire, she won numerous awards throughout her long life until she died in 2016.
For my research, I've used her books: 'Pachacutec', 'History of the Inca Realm' and 'Doña Francisca Pizarro: una ilustre mestiza.'
An interesting fact is that after the death of her second husband, she went to the Peruvian Amazon to work as a missionary in 1961.
#onthisday #historian #femalehistorians #8august #history #inca #womenchampioningotherwomen #womeninhistoryshouldntbeamystery #SouthAmerica #mariarostworowski
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