Olga Maturana
| Olga Maturana Espinosa | |
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Mayor of  Pichilemu | |
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In office May 28, 1951 – May 17, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Morales Retamal |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Morales Retamal |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 10, 1906 Santiago, Chile |
| Died |
July 16, 1973 (aged 66) Pichilemu, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse(s) | Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel |
| Children | 5 |
Olga Maturana Espinosa (October 10, 1906 – July 16, 1973)[1] was a Chilean politician born in Santiago. Maturana worked as Councillor of Pichilemu in 1950, and became the first female Mayor of Pichilemu in 1951.[2][3]
Biography
Maturana was born on October 10, 1906 in Santiago, Chile.[1] Her parents were Arturo Maturana Zúñiga and Emma Espinosa Pedrada.[4]
Maturana married in 1926 Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel in Santiago when he was 20.[4] Maturana and Iturriaga moved to Pichilemu in 1932. Iturriaga was elected Mayor for three terms (1932–1935; 1941–1944; and 1956–1959),[1][5] and Maturana was elected Councillor of Pichilemu in 1950,[6] along with Carlos Echazarreta Larraín, Ricardo Ayala and Armando Caroca Rojas. Sergio Morales Retamal was elected Mayor, but he left the office in 1951.[5]
Olga Maturana succeeded Sergio Morales on May 28, 1951, and became the first female Mayor of Pichilemu, as an independent.[5][6] Her term ended on May 17, 1953.[5][7]
Maturana had five children with her husband Felipe Iturriaga.[1][3]
Maturana died on July 16, 1973 in Pichilemu, Chile at 66.[1]
Influence
As of 2008, only two women had occupied political offices in Pichilemu: Alicia López Galarce (Councillor from 1953 until 1956) and Olga Maturana.[8]
In 2008, 12 women enrolled to the municipal election. Only three of them were eventually elected as councillors: Marta Urzúa, Andrea Aranda and Viviana Parraguez.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Familia Iturriaga". genealog.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ Washington Saldías (6 February 2005). "Nunca es tarde para reiterar nuestras disculpas". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- 1 2 Julio Retamal Favereau, Carlos Celis Atria, José Miguel de la Cerda Merino, Carlos Ruiz Rodíguez, and Francisco José Urzúa Prieto (2003). Familias Fundadoras de Chile, 1656-1700. El conjunto final. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.
- 1 2 Enrique Molina Canales (2004). "Monografía de la Casa Genealógica de los Yturriaga de Chile y sus Ramas Colaterales" (PDF) (in Spanish). genealog.cl. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Washington Saldías (2 August 2007). "Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- 1 2 Felícitas Klimpel Alvarado (1962). La mujer chilena (in Spanish). Editorial Andrés Bello. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ Retamal Favereau, Julio (2003). Familias fundadoras de Chile, 1656-1700: el conjunto final. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. p. 341.
su hermano Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel fue alcalde, 1932-1935, 1941-1944 y 1956-1959, de Pichilemu, una de cuyas calles lleva su nombre, y Olga Maturana Espinoza, esposa de éste, fue también ahí elegida regidora, 1950, y alcaldesa, 1951-1953
- ↑ Washington Saldías (3 August 2008). "Candidatas mujeres en Pichilemu alcanzan a 12 féminas con deseos de integrar el Concejo Municipal". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ "SISTEMA DE DESPLIEGUE DE COMPUTOS - MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR". elecciones.gob.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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| Preceded by Sergio Morales Retamal |
Mayor of Pichilemu 1951–1953 |
Succeeded by Sergio Morales Retamal |
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