Educators: Enriqueta Compte y Rique

Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'Enriqueta Compte y Riqu\\xe9 (1866-1949) was a Spanish-born Uruguayan teacher. She was the founder of the first kindergarten in South America in 1892, and famous for having contributed decisively to preschool teaching in Uruguay and Latin America.\\n\\nFor those of you tuning in for the first time, welcome! Here\\u2019s the deal: Every weekday, we highlight the stories of iconic women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. We\\u2019re talking about women from around the world and throughout history. Each month is themed. This month we\\u2019re going back to school, highlighting educators and intellectuals.'