Aurora Argomedo

Aurora Argomedo (died 1948 in (Viña del Mar) was a Chilean politician, feminist and activist, best known for her work on behalf of women's rights in Chile. She participated actively in the educational reforms of the 1910s and 1920s. Politically, she was a founder of the Unión Femenina de Chile (Women's Union of Chile) with Gabriela Mandujano on 26 October 1927.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Giordano, Verónica (2012). Ciudadanas incapaces: la construcción de los derechos civiles de las mujeres en Argentina, Brasil, Chile y Uruguay en el siglo XX (in Spanish). Teseo. p. 143. ISBN 978-987-1859-07-8.
  2. ↑ Elgueta, Sara Guerín de (1928). Actividades femeninas en Chile: obra publicada con motivo del cincuentenario del decreto que concedió a la mujer chilena el derecho de validar sus exámenes secundarios : datos hasta diciembre de 1927 (in Spanish). La Ilustración. p. 639.


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