María Teresa Obregón Zamora (1888-1956) was a teacher, suffragist and politician in Costa Rica.

[1] After completing her primary education at Escuela Central in Alajuela, Obregón attended the Colegio Superior de Señoritas, earning her teaching credentials in 1905.

[1] After four years of teaching at the Normal School, she moved to San José and taught at the Escuela República del Perú, where she remained until her retirement in 1941.

[2] In 2002, Obregón was inducted into La Galería de las Mujeres de Costa Rica (The Women's Gallery of Costa Rica) as one of the inaugural group of women for her contributions to education and founding of the national teacher's association.

[12] The National Development Plan adopted in 2010, to improve the infrastructure and guide the country's governance, bears her name.