Lolita Tizol
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Lolita Tizol was a Puerto Rican
educator.
Tizol was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
on June 19, 1890. She spent her live educating children at a time when most people in Ponce, as most of Puerto Rico, did not know how to read and write, and when teachers were paid only $50USD per month, even in the large cities. Under these circumstances, Tizol overcoming all challenges gave of herself to help others.
For her dedication and talent, a statue
was erected in her memory in a Ponce city park, Tricentennial Park, with a plaque that reads: Ponce Honra a su Maestra (Ponce Honors its Teacher).http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2119008080011291959hLQRuv She died in Ponce on April 25, 1933, at age 42.
named after her. In Ponce there is also a full-body statue of Tizol with two pupils. Also in Ponce, she is recognized at the Park for the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
educator.
Tizol was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
on June 19, 1890. She spent her live educating children at a time when most people in Ponce, as most of Puerto Rico, did not know how to read and write, and when teachers were paid only $50USD per month, even in the large cities. Under these circumstances, Tizol overcoming all challenges gave of herself to help others.
For her dedication and talent, a statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
was erected in her memory in a Ponce city park, Tricentennial Park, with a plaque that reads: Ponce Honra a su Maestra (Ponce Honors its Teacher).http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2119008080011291959hLQRuv She died in Ponce on April 25, 1933, at age 42.
Legacy
In Ponce there is a street in the Ponce Historic ZonePonce Historic Zone
The Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico with construction that dates to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone was originally designated in 1962, and then it only included the center core of the city, but it has since been expanded to...
named after her. In Ponce there is also a full-body statue of Tizol with two pupils. Also in Ponce, she is recognized at the Park for the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans