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Fanny Carrió
Francisca Emilia "Fanny" Carrió Sierra (born 3 December 1879; date of death unknown) was an active Uruguayan liberal feminist. Life and career The daughter of Emilia Sierra and Vicente Carrió García, Fanny Carrió married Félix Polleri Burgueño on 9 May 1907. The couple had six children, among them artist Amalia Polleri. Both Carrió and her husband were members of the Colorado Party, in the Riverista sector. She was secretary general of the National Women's Council of Uruguay (CONAMU), the Uruguayan branch of the International Council of Women. On her initiative, said council presented to the Chamber of Representatives a bill that recognized the right of women to vote and run in municipal and national elections. In 1919, Paulina Luisi organized the Uruguayan Women's Alliance for Women's Suffrage. In the Statutory General Assembly corresponding to Fiscal Year 1919–1920, held on 3 December 1920, Carrió was named president of the organization's Suffrage Commission. Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pando, Uruguay
Pando is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. It is an important commercial and industrial centre which has become part of the wider metropolitan area of Montevideo. Pando is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes several other small populated areas and rural areas from the limits of the Ciudad de la Costa to the south to the limits of Route 7 (Uruguay), Route 7 to the northwest. Location The city is located on Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8, about northeast of Montevideo. The stream Arroyo Pando flows by the east limits of the city. History Pando was founded on 13 May 1788. It took its name from one of its first inhabitants who had moved there in 1730. It was the seat of the ''Guardia del Pando'', a force against Portuguese advances. It had acquired the status of "Pueblo" (village) before the Independence of Uruguay. According to the Act of Ley Nº 759, on 11 March 1863 it held the status of "Villa" (town). On 5 August 1920, its s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Women's Alliance For Women's Suffrage
The Uruguayan Women's Suffrage Alliance (''Alianza Uruguaya por el Sufragio Femenino'', or simply ''Alianza'') was a Uruguayan women's suffrage organization. The Alianza was cofounded by Paulina Luisi in August 1919, breaking away from CONAMU The National Women's Council of Uruguay (''Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay'', CONAMU) was a women's organization in Uruguay, founded in 1916. It was founded by the leading suffragist Paulina Luisi in 1916 along with other feminists such ... to concentrate on pressing for women's suffrage. It was an affiliate of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance (IWSA). In 1929 the Alianza restated its programme, placing female legal equality as its number one goal, and relegating female suffrage to fifth place in its list of priorities. References 1919 establishments in Uruguay First-wave feminism Feminist organizations in South America Organizations established in 1919 Social history of Uruguay Voter rights and suffrage organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Women Columnists
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherer, hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese first established Colonia del Sacramento, Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayan Suffragists
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
