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María Antonia Quintana Herrero
María Antonia Quintana Herrero was a Cuban pedagogue and politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives (Cuba), House of Representatives in 1936 as one of the first group of women to enter Congress of Cuba, Congress, serving until 1944, and again from 1955 to 1959. Biography A doctor of pedagogy, she was a Republican Action (Cuba), Republican Action candidate for the House of Representatives in Santa Clara Province in the 1936 Cuban general election, 1936 general elections, the first in which women could vote. She was one of seven women elected. She was re-elected in 1938 Cuban parliamentary election, 1938 as a Democratic National Association candidate, and in 1942 Cuban parliamentary election, 1942 as a Liberal Party of Cuba, Liberal Party candidate, serving until 1944. She returned to the House of Representatives in 1955 after being elected for the Liberal Party in the 1954 Cuban general election, 1954 elections, serving until 1959. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Cuba)
The Congress of Cuba () was the legislature of Cuba from 1902 until the Cuban revolution of 1959. The Congress consisted of the 150-member Chamber of Representatives (''Cámara de Representantes'') and the 54-member Senate (''Cámara del Senado''). The first Cuban Congress met for the first time on May 5, 1902. Generally, Congress held at least two sessions during a given year. Meetings were interrupted by the Second Occupation of Cuba after the session of September 28, 1906. Following the re-establishment of Cuban based government in 1909 it met without interruption from January 13, 1909 until April 1933, a few months before President Gerardo Machado was overthrown. During the Presidency of Ramon Grau the country's legislative apparatus was largely undertaken by Grau's administration under the auspices of the student revolutionary junta. Commencing with the provisional presidency of Carlos Mendieta Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (4 November 1873 – 27 September 1960) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |