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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]
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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According to Peru's National Statistics Institute 2014 survey, 32.3% of Peruvian women had at some point experienced physical violence from a spouse or partner, [4] and 11.9% had experienced such in the previous 12 months. [5] The country's national human rights ombudsman's office has estimated that every month 10 women are killed by their ...
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