Ofelia Uribe de Acosta
Ofelia Uribe de Acosta | |
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| Born | December 22, 1900 Oiba, Colombia |
| Died | August 4, 1988 (aged 87) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Occupation(s) | Suffragist, Writer |
Ofelia Uribe de Acosta (1900 – 1988) was a Colombian suffragist.
Acosta was born on December 22, 1900, in Oiba, Santander.[1]
In 1930, Ofelia presented at the Fourth International Conference for Women to advocate for rights for married women.[2][3][4] Women were not allowed to vote or create contracts.[5] Married women were under the protection (guardianship) of their spouses and their possessions went to their husbands.[5][3]
In 1944 and 1955 respectively, she founded, edited, directed and distributed two political newspapers, the first called Agitacion Femenina (Feminist Movement, on behalf of Union Femenina de Colombia) and the second called Verdad (Truth).[6]
In 1963 she published the book Una voz insurgente (An Insurgent Voice).
Acosta died on August 4, 1988, in Bogota.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Magdala, Velásquez Toro. "Ofelia Uribe de Acosta | banrepcultural.org". www.banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Biografia de Ofelia Uribe de Acosta". www.biografiasyvidas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ a b "La Red Cultural del Banco de la República". www.banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ Blanco Ruiz, Wilma Nury (January 2015). "Ofelia Uribe de Acosta: Crítica a la educación colombiana" (PDF). Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana. 17 (24). Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia: 17–34. doi:10.19053/01227238.3299 – via Directory of Open Access Journals.
- ^ a b Quiñónez, Elizabeth (January 2015). "Ofelia Uribe. Insurgencia de la subjetividad y la ciudadanía de las mujeres". Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana. 17 (24). Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia: 263–265. doi:10.19053/01227238.3333 – via Directory of Open Access Journals.
- ^ Bergmann, Emilie L. (1990). Women, culture, and politics in Latin America. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520909070.
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