Supporting suffrage, she was one of the pioneering feminists of Panama and was honored as a commander in the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa for her educational contributions to the country.

2 and then studied at the Colegio Pestaloziano,[1] a secondary school, directed María Luisa Munévar de Cristofini.

[2] Upon graduation, Casís was appointed as the boys' preparatory teacher at the Colegio Secundario del Istmo (Secondary College of the Isthmus).

[2] She believed in equal opportunities for schooling and pressed for the creation of the first kindergarten in the country, which was opened by Juana Oller.

[6][7] The goals of the SNPM were to elevate women's awareness of their value to society, train them in the responsibilities of citizenship and promote equality.