  Philosophy as a field of study in Latin America and the Caribbean was institutionalized and professionalized in the years spanning 1940–1960. Hence, it is no surprise that subsequently women gained formal university education in philosophy. Matilde Carranza (1892–1981), born in San José, Costa Rica, was Costa Rica’s first woman to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy. She attended the University of Wisconsin and is also noted as one of the first women to receive a doctoral degree from the university. Her philosophical thought centered on the importance of education for social transformation, which aligned with her anti-despotic and egalitarian politics. However, her most notable impact was shattering the myth that women were not apt for philosophy, thus paving the way for women of other generations (Prada Ortiz 2013: 32–33). Ana Isabel Alfaro (1944–1990), born in Alajuela, Costa Rica, studied philosophy at the University of Costa Rica. Her philosophical commitments centered on the role of education in national development, as she took education to be socially transformative. As a result, Alfaro saw the role of the university as an integral part of social change. Her commitments to the transformative powers of education were methodologically rooted in interdisciplinarity and cultural diversity. Notably, Alfaro placed importance on the creative power of women within her philosophy of education, arguing for their creative potential and reflecting this commitment in her political alliances with poor women (Prada Ortiz 2013: 55).