Juana Alarco de Dammert

Juana Alarco de Dammert (1842–1932) was a philanthropist and benefactor of Peruvian children. She was also knows as the grandmother of all children. She founded "The auxiliar society of Infancy", which donated a great part to the establishment of schools for abandoned children between the ages of 7 and 12. She also established caring maternity crib institutions for the children of working mothers. Nowadays, in her honor there are two public national schools named after her – The Juiana Alarco de Dammert Educational Institution (Miraflores), and the Juana Alarco de Dammert. The 180th anniversary of her birth was commemorated with a Google Doodle in May 2022.