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Consuelo Álvarez Pool
Consuelo Álvarez Pool, known by her pseudonym "Violeta" (July 24, 1867 – January 19, 1959) was a Spanish writer, journalist, politician, trade unionist, suffragist, and Feminism, feminist. She belonged to the first organization of women Telegraphist, telegraphers in Spain. Career Telegrapher Consuelo Álvarez Pool studied at the Escuela de Telégrafos, founded by the Asociación para la Enseñanza de la Mujer, where the students studied for two years, obtained the title of telegrapher and afterward tested for Telégrafos. Her job involved transmitting and receiving messages in morse code in telegraph offices. When she was 17 years old her father died and her family fell into hardship. She decided to seek economic emancipation and study to join the Cuerpo de Telégrafos. On April 15, 1885, she passed the entrance exam to be a temporary assistant in Telégrafos; it was the first time someone made an exam accessible to single women older than 16, but it was not until 1909 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffragist
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to vote is called active suffrage, as distinct from passive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election. The combination of active and passive suffrage is sometimes called ''full suffrage''. In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections for representatives. Voting on issues by referendum (direct democracy) may also be available. For example, in Switzerland, this is permitted at all levels of government. In the United States, some states allow citizens the opportunity to write, propose, and vote on referendums (popular initiatives); other states and the federal government do not. Referendums in the United Kingdom are rare. Suffrage continues to be especially restricted on the basis of age, residency and citizenship statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
