Gloria Giner de los Ríos García

Gloria Giner de los Ríos García (28 March 1886 – 6 February 1970) was a Spanish teacher at the Escuela Normal Superior de Maestras and the Institución Libre de Enseñanza. The author of innovative manuals dedicated to the teaching of history and geography, she, together with Leonor Serrano Pablo, developed the educational "recipe" that they called "enthusiastic observation". They also worked to change the androcentric canon of geographical studies to include women.

Gloria Giner de los Ríos García
Born(1886-03-28)28 March 1886
Madrid, Spain
Died6 February 1970(1970-02-06) (aged 83)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeCivil Cemetery of Madrid
OccupationTeacher
SpouseFernando de los Ríos
ChildrenLaura de los Ríos Giner
Parents
  • Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos (father)
  • Laura García Hoppe (mother)

She lived in exile during the Francoist Spain era, forming part of the intellectual elite that carried out educational, philological, literary, legal, and cultural work. Her family had close connections to that of poet Federico García Lorca.

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