In 1930, she was Guatemala's delegate to the
Inter-American Commission of Women,[4] which at that time was involved in the preparation of a massive volume evaluating the effects of marriage on women's citizenship.[5] In 1944, she joined with a group of women including
Angelina Acuña de Castañeda,
Berta Corleto,
Elisa Hall de Asturias,
Gloria Méndez Mina de Padilla,
Rosa de Mora, and
Graciela Quan to form the Unión Femenina Guatemalteca Pro-ciudadanía (Union of Guatemalan Women for Citizenship) favoring recognition of their civil rights, including
suffrage for literate women. After the
Guatemalan 1944 coup d'état the new Constitution, promulgated on 1 March 1945 granted the right to vote to all literate citizens, including women.[6]
In 1951, when the Jesuits were unable to begin a school due to the government's anti-
parochial school policy, Oliveros de Peyré, brought them under the umbrella of the French school for their mutual benefit—the Jesuits were able to secure a school and Oliveros de Peyré was able to secure a boys' section. The school opened in 1952 as Liceo Francés Sección de Varones and by the mid-1950s had changed its name to Liceo Javier.[7]
Awards
In 1958, she was awarded the Order of the Quetzal for her service to the country.[8]
^"Orden del Quetzal". Enciclopedia Guatemala (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala: Enciclopedia Guatemala. 21 May 2012. Archived from
the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.