An authentic woman who dared to carry out her dreams

Abstract

This article aims to make known the life story of Mrs. Amelia Agüero, who died on December 22, 2020, an older adult who undertook a journey through andragogic education at 72 years of age, setting herself the challenge of reaching university. With the support of her family, this woman lost four university degrees in just seventeen years, motivating many young people and adults in her community to study to improve their quality of life. We will also make some comments and reflections as this research unfolds. The approached methodology is life history; According to Rodríguez, Gil and García (1996 cited by Sangronis 2021), it is a qualitative research technique, located in the framework called the biographical method, whose main objective is the analysis and transcription that the researcher performs as a result of the stories of a person about his life or specific moments of it. The researchers of this article, as daughters and witnesses of Amelia's life, have access to the files and documents written by her on her computer in which she recounted events of her life, revealing various facets narrated by her and others by anecdotes that she told them. In this sense, we were able to determine that an older adult with positive aptitude and attitude serves as an example and motivation for other people to achieve their goals.