Graziella Corvalán (born 1931) was a Paraguayan sociologist and linguist most known for her efforts to preserve the Guarani language and for creation of one of the first women's studies programs in Paraguay.
The following year, she was the recipient of the Serafina Dávalos Prize from the Municipal Board of Asunción and in 2022 was recognized by the United Nations Paraguay office.
During her studies, she attended the University of Texas at Austin, under a Fulbright Scholarship and earned a certificate to teach English as a second language in 1969.
[2] From 1964, Corvalán taught at and served on the executive board of the Centro Paraguayo de Estudios Sociológicos (CPES, Paraguayan Center for Sociological Studies).
She published works which demonstrated that although Guarani was an official language, along with Spanish, discrimination against Guarani-speakers prevailed in the country into the 21st century.
It was the first such work in the country,[10] and noted by Argentine sociologist María del Carmen Feijoó as a significant contribution to the field of women's studies.