Laura Meneses del Carpio was the first Latin American in 1920 to be accepted into Radcliffe College, the women's educational institution affiliated with Harvard University. She earned a doctorate in natural sciences and became active in the movement for Puerto Rican independence from the United States.
- Occupation
- biologist, politician
- Citizenship
- Peru, Cuba
- Born
- March 31, 1894
- Died
- April 15, 1973
