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This review article delves into the participation of women as ministers in Costa Rican public education over the past 200 years. Stemming from a historical investigation conducted within the framework of Costa Rica's bicentennial, titled "Ministers, Secretaries and those in charge of Education of 1821-2021"[1], the study offers a comprehensive examination of national historical memory. Adopting an interpretive perspective, it systematically analyzes the exercise of political and governmental power through female leadership within the Ministry of Public Education (MEP). Despite holding only 5% of the 97 MEP government positions throughout the 200 years following independence, with only two female ministers completing full four-year terms, the research highlights the significant contributions of women's participation and leadership in the country's educational history. The findings contribute to reconstructing the nation's historical and collective memory, reclaiming and making visible the ministerial roles of women, whose valuable contributions have been historically underestimated or obscured in official narratives.
