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On June 17, 1956, Peruvian women voted for the first time in general elections, after years of mobilization by women like María Jesús Alvarado, Adela Montesinos, Zoila Aurora Cáceres, Elvira García y García, and Magda Portal, among others. Peru was the next-to-last country in Latin America to fully enfranchise women. [15]
They were the first elections in Peru in which women could vote, [2] and nine women were elected to Congress; Manuela Billinghurst, Alicia Blanco Montesinos, Lola Blanco Montesinos, María Colina Lozano, Matilde Pérez Palacio, Carlota Ramos de Santolaya, María Eleonora Silva Silva and Juana Ubilluz de Palacios were elected to the Chamber of ...
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.
Matilde Pérez Palacio Carranza (8 September 1913 – 16 August 1992) [1] was a Peruvian educator, journalist and politician. In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress, serving until 1962, and again between 1963 and 1968.
Lima, Peru Manuela Candelaria Billinghurst López (1919 – 5 May 1967) was a Peruvian politician. In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress , serving until 1962.
Lima, Peru María Eleonora Silva y Silva (27 October 1930 – 16 March 2016) was a Peruvian politician. In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress , serving until 1962.
Lima, Peru María Mercedes Colina Lozano de Gotuzzo (21 December 1921 – 28 July 2012) was a Peruvian politician. In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress , serving until 1962, and again between 1963 and 1968.
The history of Peru between 1948 and 1956 corresponds to the presidency of General Manuel A. Odría, who overthrew José Luis Bustamante y Rivero through a coup d'état on October 29, 1948. The period's name in Spanish comes from the 8-year length of Odría's presidency (Spanish: Ochenio de Odría).