Élida Passo was born in Buenos Aires in 1867, the daughter of a pharmacist. When she began her higher education, she first pursued a major in Humanities and Philosophy, and had a brief stint in Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences, both faculties of the University of Buenos Aires. She eventually decided to follow in the footsteps of her father and study pharmacy. She graduated in 1885, becoming the first South American woman to earn a university degree.
