Magdalena Antonelli Moreno (9 May 1877 – 1955) was a Uruguayan politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to General Assembly, serving in the Chamber of Representatives from 1943 to 1947.
Magdalena Antonelli Moreno | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 1943–1947 | |
| Constituency | Montevideo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1877[1] San Carlos, Uruguay |
| Died | 1955 |
Biography edit
Antonelli was born in San Carlos in 1877. She became head of the Women's Committee for Peace through Democracy of Uruguay.[2]
In the 1942 general elections she was placed eleventh on the Colorado Party list for Montevideo, and was elected to the Chamber of Representatives as the party won 13 seats,[3] becoming one of the first group of four women in Congress. In 1946 her proposed amendments to the Civil Code to introduce gender equality were approved by Congress.[4] She lost her seat in the 1946 elections, but subsequently served as an substitute member on several occasions.[3]
References edit
- ^ Mabel Barboza (1996) Historias locales del Uruguay: 1. San Carlos, p189
- ^ Pan American Union Bulletin, volume 81, p40
- ^ a b Las mujeres uruguayas están en el Parlamento desde hace 68 años La República, 9 March 2011
- ^ Asuncion Lavrin (1998) Women, Feminism, and Social Change in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, 1890-1940, p223
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