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Olga Quiñones Fernández

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Olga Quiñones Fernández (Salinas (Castrillón), Asturias, 1940 - Valencia, 6 June 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and feminist, who was a professor[ambiguous] at the University of Valencia. In 1985, she was the first president of the Valencian School Board.[1] She was vice president of the Association of University Women (1974–76) and maintained contact with the feminist movement for life.[2] In 2012, she received the "Dona Commitment in Les Politiques d'Igualtat" Prize from Dones Progressistes for her work and her commitment to equality policies.[3]

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  1. ^ "La Universitat rinde homenaje a la primera directora de la Unitat d'Igualtat, Olga Quiñones" [The University pays tribute to the first director of the Equality Unit, Olga Quiñones] (Press release) (in Catalan). University of Valencia. 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Premio "A. Olga Quiñones Fernández"" ["A. Olga Quiñones Fernández" Award] (in Spanish). University of Valencia. 25 January 2017.
    - Juan Manuel Játiva (16 June 2014). "Homenaje a Olga Quiñones, referente en la educación y el feminismo" [Tribute to Olga Quiñones, a reference in education and feminism]. El Pais (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Homenatge a Olga Quiñones, a La Nau" [Tribute to Olga Quiñones, in La Nau]. País Valencià, Segle XXI (in Catalan). 14 June 2014.