Description: (Lawyer)
Ángela Acuña Braun was a trailblazing Costa Rican lawyer, women's rights advocate, and ambassador. She made history as the first woman to graduate as a lawyer in Central America and was instrumental in championing women's suffrage and equality. Acuña established multiple organizations dedicated to advancing women's rights and held prominent roles as a delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women and as an ambassador to the Organization of American States. Her expertise lay in international human rights law, with a particular emphasis on advocating for the rights of women and children.