Amanda Labarca Hubertson (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmanda laˈβaɾka]; 5 December 1886 – 2 January 1975), was a Chilean diplomat, educator, writer and feminist.

In 1922 she obtained the position of Extraordinary Professor of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Humanities and Education at the University of Chile.

[citation needed] As an educator she promoted the creation of the Experimental Manuel de Salas Lyceum for the training of future teachers in 1932.

She was appointed ambassador in 1946, by the government of President Gabriel González Videla, as the representative of Chile to the United Nations[2] and head of the Status of Women section.

In 1964 she was honored as an Academic Member of the Faculty of Education at the University of Chile, and, in 1969, the Academy of Political Science, Sociology and Morals at the Chilean Institute.

[citation needed] In 1976, the University of Chile founded the Amanda Labarca Award in her memory, designed to recognize the merits of a college woman once a year.