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Historian Ana María Stuven receives Chile’s 2026 National History Prize

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Historian Ana María Stuven received Chile’s 2026 National History Prize, according to the Catholic University.
  • Her research has focused in part on women’s role in Chilean history, with books on women, clericalism, feminism and women in prison.
  • Stuven founded Abriendo Puertas in 2000 to support the social and employment reintegration of women deprived of their liberty.

Ana María Stuven, a historian and professor at the Catholic University, has received Chile’s 2026 National History Prize.

Stuven has devoted a significant part of her academic research to the role of women in Chilean history. Her publications include “History of Women in Chile,” “Building a Kingdom of This World: A Historical Essay on Clericalism and Politics in Chile,” “Leaving Hell: Stories of Women and Prison,” and “Feminism: A Necessary Concept for the History of Women in Chile.”

Her work also extends beyond academic research. In 2000, she founded the Abriendo Puertas Corporation, which works to support the social and employment reintegration of women deprived of their liberty.

Stuven studied journalism at the University of Chile, earned a history degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and received a doctorate in history from Stanford University.

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