A great leader, a woman who made herself heard, always respecting the dignity of people, at all times thinking of contributing to the growth of the country from the arts, education, letters, constant training, dialogue and conciliation. This is how María de los Ángeles Cano Márquez, one of the great social figures of Colombia, is highlighted by the national media, who was characterized by respect in her actions and her ability to listen to generate assertive communication processes among the inhabitants of Colombia to reach spaces dialogue and agreement. Today we are proud to share the review made about the woman who inspired the creation of the María Cano University Foundation, synonymous with peace, love and building society.

The newspaper begins the article thus: «María Cano was 26 years old when, in 1914, Colombia had the first public celebration for Labor Day. Years later, in the 1920s, she promoted demonstrations in defense of workers’ rights and for respect for the lives of workers, peasants and indigenous leaders After 54 years of his death (recently completed), and in the midst of the social mobilizations that Colombia is experiencing, we remember the legacy of the Flower of Work. of Regeneration and the Constitution of 1886, in the midst of an environment in which the persecution of dissent was the daily bread. Growing up at a time in history in which the world not only experienced the destruction of the First World War, but also saw the birth and development of the Mexican Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution. María Cano is the product of a time of tensions and social contradictions. With a liberal heritage and attachment to letters, as her fam ilia clung to the writings of Víctor Hugo, Lamartine and the philosophers of the French enlightenment, in addition to maintaining an inclination towards the scenes of debate, such as the gatherings in which intellectuals such as Efe Gómez, Abel Farina, Miguel Agudelo, participated. Horacio Franco and Antonio J. Cano, was formed in the world of ideas and discussion.»

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