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Women's suffrage in Peru was introduced on communal level in 1932 and on national level on 7 September 1955. [1] It was the second to last country in South America to introduce women's suffrage. The issue was first suggested by senator Celso Bambaren Ramírez in 1867.
Women are a slight minority in Peru; in 2010 they represented 49.9 percent of the population. Women have a life expectancy of 74 years at birth, five years more than men. [32] Latest estimates suggest that the population of Peru is Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%. [33]
This was strongly opposed by the Union Catolica, and resulted in María Jesús Alvarado Rivera being arrested and banished from Peru. The activity of the Peruvian women's movement between 1924 and 1955, in the form of the Peruvian National Women's Council, was modest, and women's suffrage was introduced in Peru in 1955 without much agitation ...
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María Jesús Alvarado Rivera (27 May 1878 – 6 May 1971) was a Peruvian rebel feminist, educator, journalist, writer and social activist. She was noted by the National Council of Women of Peru in 1969 as the "first modern champion of women's rights in Peru".
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In their critique, the Catholic Church argued that the family planning campaign infringed upon individual freedom, particularly women's rights, and violated the public's autonomy. This position was often articulated through the defense of women's "right to motherhood". The Church's opposition gained international attention through media ...