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Magaly Antonia Pineda Tejada

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Magaly Pineda Antonia Tejada (1943 – 29 March 2016) was a Dominican feminist. She was the wife of Rafael "Fafa" Taveras, a leading member of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and member of the Revolutionary Movement.

Tejada became involved in feminism in the 1970s.

Her work in the field of education won her an Equality and Gender Mainstreaming-Technology (GEM-TECH) award in 2014.

Tejada died on 29 March 2016, at the age of 73.

In the Dominican Republic, her native country, she is referred to as the "mother of feminism".

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