At 85 years old, Matilde died from the health effects of a stroke in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1974. Matilde Hidalgo lived a long life with her family of two children.
In addition, she was considered one of the founding members of the Medical Federation of Ecuador and Surgical Association of Quito due to her advances for women within the medical field. Through a Presidential Decree and the Department of Public Health in Ecuador, she was granted the National Merit Award in 19. Propelled to reach the highest level of education possible, she entered a doctorate program where she became the first woman to obtain a medical degree from the University of Quito.Īs an accomplished woman, Matilde quickly became recognized for her perseverance in a society where women were not allowed to vote or even attend higher educational schooling with several awards. As the first woman to graduate from high school in her region, Matilde eventually graduated from the University of Cuenca with honors in medicine after the Central University of Ecuador denied her acceptance on the basis of being a woman. Throughout her years of schooling, Matilde enjoyed writing poems such as The Constant Woman's Plea, The Tenth of August, My Ideal, and Sacrifice that are now published in various book collections.
Matilde later graduated from the Colegio in 1913 despite opposition from her community that criticized her from wanting a higher education. However, determined to continue studying, Matilde urged her mother to send her to Colegio Bernardo Valdivieso. While growing up, Matilde attended the Immaculate Conception of the Sisters of Charity school, where she was only supposed to gain a sixth grade education. In Loja, Matilde was one of six children who were raised only by their seamstress mother to provide for them. Matilde Hidalgo de Procel was born in Loja, Ecuador on September 29, 1889.
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