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 Paulina Luisi (1875–1950) was a leader of the feminist movement in the country of Uruguay. In 1909, she became the first Uruguayan woman to earn a medical degree and was a firm advocate of sex education in the schools. She represented Uruguay in ...

in 1916 along with other feminists such as

Francisca Beretervide Francisca Beretervide (1886-1976) was an Uruguayan chemist, educator, author, lawyer, and feminist. She is noted for her role in advancing women's rights in Uruguay. Beretervide's works alongside Paulina Luisi and Isabel Pinto de Vidal paved the w ...

and

Isabel Pinto de Vidal Isabel Pinto de Vidal (Montevideo, December 13, 1885 1969) was a Uruguayan feminist lawyer and politician, and a member of the Colorado Party. Pinto de Vidal was a founding member of the National Women's Council of Uruguay''(Consejo Nacional de ...

. It played an important role in the struggle for

women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...

, which was finally introduced in Uruguay in 1932, but this was not the only issue promoted by the organisation.

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