Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs | |
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Henrietta Boggs speaking at a panel discussion in 2014 | |
| First Lady of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 November 1953 – 1 January 1954 | |
| President | José Figueres Ferrer |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Karen Olsen Beck |
| In office 8 May 1948 – 8 November 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Etelvina Ramírez Montiel |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1918 Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | 9 September 2020 (aged 102) |
| Spouse(s) |
Hugh MacGuire |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Dyalá Jiménez Figueres (granddaughter) |
Henrietta Longstreet Boggs (6 May 1918 – 9 September 2020) was an American author, journalist, and activist. She served as First Lady of Costa Rica from 1948 to 1949 in the years immediately following the Costa Rican Civil War. She turned 100 in May 2018.