María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante

María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante de Urioste (19 August 1896 - 1 November 1988)[1] was a Bolivian feminist and founder of the Ateneo Femenino, an organization which was crucial in the fight for equality in Bolivia.[2] She was president of said organization, a position she maintained for twenty-eight consecutive years.[3] She is the aunt of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, who served as President of Bolivia on two occasions: (1993-1997) and (2002-2003).

María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante
Born(1896-08-19)August 19, 1896
Sucre, Bolivia
DiedNovember 1, 1988(1988-11-01) (aged 92)
La Paz, Bolivia
NationalityBolivian
OccupationFeminist
SpouseArmando Julio Urioste Arana
Parent(s)Daniel Sánchez Bustamante
Carmen Calvo

Biography
Don Armando Julio Urioste, husband to Doña María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante.

She was born to a family with a long political tradition in her country, being one of ten children of Daniel Sánchez Bustamante and Carmen Calvo Molina.[1] Her siblings were: Vicente, Julio, Daniel, Isabel, Carmen, Mercedes, Luz, Javier and Jaime.[4] She was married to Don Armando Julio Urioste Arana, a business magnate and industrialist that worked as General Manager of the Cement Society of La Paz and as Director of the Company of Constructions of La Paz.[5]

Alongside the Ateneo Femenino, she pushed forward the legislation that gave women the right to vote in Bolivia.

References
  1. Abendroth, Hans Huberth (1997). Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano (ed.). Pequeña biografía de María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante de Urioste (in Spanish).
  2. Lora, Guillermo. "Diccionario Político, Histórico y Cultural" (PDF). Diccionario Político, Histórico y Cultural.
  3. Torres, Ángel. "De la prensa femenina y religiosa al periodismo de alta competitividad". La Patria.
  4. Rivero Lavayén, Rolando. "La familia Calvo y sudescendenciaen Bolivia" (PDF). Genealogias Bolivianas, LOS CALVO.
  5. Quién es quién en Bolivia (in Spanish). Editorial Quién es quién en Bolivia. 1942. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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