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Isabel Clarisa Millan Garcia
Isabel Clarisa Millan Garcia was a Museum Curator from Madrid, Spain. She was born in Calatayud, Spain on February 18, 1910.

Education and Work
Isabel Garcia attended Universidad Central (Universidad de Madrid) in Madrid, Spain where she graduated in 1936 with a degree in Philosophy and Letter. At Universidad Central, Isabel Garcia was hired by her professor of the Seminary of Primitive History, Julio Martinez Santa-Olalla, to work on archaeology exhibitions and in museum positions. Julio Santa-Olalla headed the General Comissariat for Archaeological Excavations. Isabel Garcia worked as an archaeologist in the 1940s, after the Spanish Civil War. During this time, archaeology was slowly expanding its workforce; which was previously a difficult job to find as a woman, and often unpaid.

Achievements
Isabel Garcia was part of Universidad 1933 Cruise through the Mediterranean, which was a 48 day archaeological tour through the Mediterranean. During her time on the cruise, she wrote letters to her family and documented the trip through her writing.

She was recognized with the San Isidro Institute Foundation Award in October 1931.