Aurora Villa, pioneer in the girls’s physical education in Spain

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Cabas1807 (Español)
Published 15-12-2017
DOI https://doi.org/10.35072/CABAS.2017.41.52.001
José Luis Rodríguez Villa

Abstract

Aurora Villa born in Madrid in 1913, and studied at the Instituto-Escuela, an experimental teaching facility pioneering innovative teaching methods where she subsequently became teacher of sports and gymnastics; her love of sport combined with a personality characterized by perseverance, strength and vitality led her to become one of the first female athletes in Spain. As a swimmer and skier she also celebrated triumphs and set new records.

After qualifying as a doctor, she became a specialist in Ophtalmology and pioneared the treatment of the strabismus in Spain; she spoke three foreign languages fluently: French, English and German.

How to Cite

Rodríguez Villa, J. L. (2017). Aurora Villa, pioneer in the girls’s physical education in Spain. Cabás. International Journal on Historical-Educational Heritage, (18), 146–151. https://doi.org/10.35072/CABAS.2017.41.52.001 (Original work published December 21, 2023)
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Keywords

Instituto Escuela, new pedagogical practices, teacher in gymnastics, sportswoman, Physician, Ophthalmologist, strabismus treatment, pioneer, languages expertise

References
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Issue
No. 18 (2017)
Section
School Story
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