Carmela Jeria Gómez
Carmela Jeria (born  Carmela Jeria Gómez in Valparaíso, Chile, July 16, 1886 – ?) was a labor activist, Typography, typographer, Publishing, publisher, and social and Feminism, feminist leader. Called the "first working journalist" of her country, she was the founder of ''La Alborada'', the first feminist worker newspaper published in Chile. Social unrest Working conditions at the turn of the century were very precarious and led to the formation of many workers' organizations as Chile began exploiting its natural resources. Its economy was almost 50% dependent on saltpeter. The resulting economic development generated a new social structure in the country, a product of the worker migration and the growing use of female and child labor. A series of labor disputes erupted with workers demanding better wages and more limited working hours. Many of these outbursts were brutally repressed by the police and government forces with many fatalities. Two of the many uprisings were Re ...
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