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Sofía Álvarez Vignoli (10 August 1899 – 12 May 1986) was a
Uruguay 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 ...
an
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and briefly
First Lady of Uruguay First Lady of Uruguay (Spanish: ''Primera Dama de Uruguay'') is the unofficial and protocol title of the wife of the President of Uruguay, and hostess of Suarez Residence. The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and b ...
, who was active in the struggle to achieve Women's Suffrage.


Background

She met her future husband Dr.
Alberto Demicheli Alberto Pedro Demicheli Lizaso (August 7, 1896 – October 12, 1980) was a Uruguayan political figure. Demicheli was a ''de facto'' President of Uruguay in 1976 as a non-democratically elected authority of the civic-military dictatorship. Ba ...
when they were both law students in
Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
. On completion of the course, they married and subsequently had two children Julio Alberto (1938–1975) and María Adelina Demicheli Alvarez. She was active in campaigning for
women's suffrage in Uruguay Women's suffrage in Uruguay was practically established between 1917 and 1938. Women's suffrage was announced as a principle in the Constitution of Uruguay of 1917, and declared as law in a decree of 1932. The first national election in which wome ...
, which was achieved in 1932 (although women had already participated in some local elections in
Uruguay 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 ...
). She was the main force behind the incorporation of Children's Rights into Uruguayan Law and wrote a book on Women's Civil Rights in 1946. Her husband Dr.
Alberto Demicheli Alberto Pedro Demicheli Lizaso (August 7, 1896 – October 12, 1980) was a Uruguayan political figure. Demicheli was a ''de facto'' President of Uruguay in 1976 as a non-democratically elected authority of the civic-military dictatorship. Ba ...
served as
interior minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
in the 1930s and was
President of Uruguay The president of Uruguay ( es, Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. Their rights are determined in the Constitution of Urugua ...
as an interim measure in 1976.


Diplomatic missions

Her diplomatic activity occurred mainly under President
Gabriel Terra José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas ( Montevideo, 1 August 1873 - Montevideo, 15 September 1942) was a lawyer and politician of batllista origin in Uruguay, and advisor to all Uruguayan governments on diplomatic, Economic and financial issues ...
(1933–1938). In the elections at the end of his term, the inherent political differences between the suffragettes emerged strongly. Álvarez Vignoli de Demicheli headed the group which supported the conservative dictator to whom prestigious feminists, such as sisters Paulina y Luisa Luisi, were opposed. She co-signed on behalf of Uruguay the ''Convention on Extradition (Inter-American) of December 26, 1933'', the ''Convention on the Nationality of Women (Inter-American) of December 26, 1933'' and the ''Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States of 26 December 1933''. She represented Uruguay in 1935 at an Interamerican Conference of Women in Montevideo and subsequently, in 1963, the 3rd Extraordinary Assembly of the Interamerican Commission of Women in Washington.


Senator

In 1942, Uruguayan women entered Parliament for the first time. Álvarez Vignoli de Demicheli 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 ...
became the first female senators, not only of Uruguay, but of the whole Continent of South America. At the same time, Julia Arévalo de Roche and Magdalena Antonelli Moreno were elected deputies.


See also

* List of political families#Uruguay


Bibliography

* ''Derechos civiles de la mujer'' Biblioteca Manuel Galvez, Montevideo : Alfa y Omega, 1946, 480 pp


External links


Paulina Luisi (in Spanish)
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