[1] Although a somewhat forgotten figure, she is deemed as the precursor to the integral education of women, with practical connotations (including labor formation) as a form of attaining liberation from the patriarchy.

This is notable because, at the time, Peruvian society still considered that female education should only be aimed at improving their role as housewives.

[citation needed] A collection of her articles, which were published in El Comercio, were compiled in a booklet entitled Female Education (1898).

Gonzalez rejected this type of curriculum, promoting in its place the study of music, writing and mathematics as broader preparation with a practical connotation.

She favored job training which would provide a source of income, allowing women to emancipate themselves from dependence on a husband.