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Women's Suffrage In Colombia
Women's suffrage in Colombia was introduced in 1954. The reform was introduced during the military dictatorship of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. History The Constitution of the Province of Velez explicitly granted women suffrage in 1853, but the right was rescinded when the Velez Constitution was abolished in 1855. The women's movement in Colombia started late compared to other countries. During the 1930s, a women's movement organized. Women were granted the right to keep their legal majority after marriage in 1932 and attend university in 1934, and feminists started to lobby the Parliament members to lift the issue of women's suffrage. The suffrage movement was mainly focused around the two biggest cities and consisted of well educated elite women from Liberal and Socialist families from the middle and upper classes. When a female lawyer was rejected from her quest to become a judge in 1944, women organized in the Liberal ''Union Femenina de Colombia'' (UFC) in 1944 and the Socialist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was a Colombian National Army of Colombia, army general, civil engineer and politician who ruled as List of presidents of Colombia, 19th President of Colombia in a military dictatorship from June 1953 to May 1957. Rojas Pinilla gained prominence as a colonel during La Violencia, the period of civil strife in Colombia during the late 1940s and early 1950s that saw infighting between the ruling Colombian Conservative Party, Conservatives and Colombian Liberal Party, Liberal guerillas, and was named to the cabinet of Conservative President Mariano Ospina Pérez. In 1953, he mounted a successful coup d'état against Ospina's successor as president, the extreme right-wing Laureano Gómez Castro, imposing martial law. Seeking to reduce political violence, he ruled the country as a military dictatorship, allying himself with Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (Colombia), trade unionists, implementing infrastructure programs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Femenina De Colombia
Union Femenina de Colombia (UFC), was a Colombian women's rights organization, founded in 1944. Alongside the Alianza Femenina, it was one of the two big women's organizations campaigning for women's suffrage in Colombia. The Colombian women's movement had begun in the 1930s. In 1932, married women were granted the right to own property and the right to university education. In 1944, a female lawyer was denied the right to become a judge. This caused the formation of the UFC. The UFC worked for the improvement of women's rights. The members of the UFC mostly consisted of educated middle class and upper class women. Many of them were related or affiliated with male members of the Liberal Party, who supported women's suffrage. The UFC published the women's magazine ''Agitacion Femenina'', edited by Ofelia Uribe, and the radio show ''Sutilezas''. It was also supported by the biggest women's magazine in Colombia, the ''Letras y Encajes'', which was conservative but did support women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alianza Femenina
Alianza Femenina, was a Colombian women's rights organization, founded in 1945. Alongside the Union Femenina de Colombia Union Femenina de Colombia (UFC), was a Colombian women's rights organization, founded in 1944. Alongside the Alianza Femenina, it was one of the two big women's organizations campaigning for women's suffrage in Colombia. The Colombian women's m ..., it was one of the two big women's organizations campaigning for women's suffrage in Colombia. The Alianza Femenina was founded in 1945. Its purpose was to campaign for women's rights, particularly women's suffrage and full citizenship. Its stated purpose was "bringing all Colombian women together around the common goal of getting full citizenship and rights". Many members of the Alianza Femenina were affiliated with socialists, but their purpose was to unite women from all political views. Women's suffrage was introduced in Colombia in 1954. References 1940s establishments in Colombia Feminism and histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Suffrage In Colombia
Women's suffrage in Colombia was introduced in 1954. The reform was introduced during the military dictatorship of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. History The Constitution of the Province of Velez explicitly granted women suffrage in 1853, but the right was rescinded when the Velez Constitution was abolished in 1855. The women's movement in Colombia started late compared to other countries. During the 1930s, a women's movement organized. Women were granted the right to keep their legal majority after marriage in 1932 and attend university in 1934, and feminists started to lobby the Parliament members to lift the issue of women's suffrage. The suffrage movement was mainly focused around the two biggest cities and consisted of well educated elite women from Liberal and Socialist families from the middle and upper classes. When a female lawyer was rejected from her quest to become a judge in 1944, women organized in the Liberal ''Union Femenina de Colombia'' (UFC) in 1944 and the Socialist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Rights In Colombia
As established in the Colombian Constitution of 1991, women in Colombia have the right to bodily integrity and autonomy; to vote (''see also: Elections in Colombia''); to hold public office; to work; to fair wages or equal pay; to own property; to receive an education; to serve in the military in certain duties, but are excluded from combat arms units; to enter into legal contracts; and to have marital, parental and religious rights. Women's rights in Colombia have been gradually developing since the early 20th Century. History Background Women in Colombia have been very important in military aspects, serving mainly as supporters or spies such as in the case of Policarpa Salavarrieta who played a key role in the independence of Colombia from the Spanish empire. Some indigenous groups such as the Wayuu hold a matriarchal society in which a woman's role is central and the most important for their society. Women belonging to indigenous groups were highly targeted by the Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
