Ofelia Uribe de Acosta

Ofelia Uribe de Acosta (1900 – 1988) was a Colombian suffragist.

Ofelia Uribe de Acosta
Born(1900-12-22)December 22, 1900
Oiba, Colombia
DiedAugust 4, 1988(1988-08-04) (aged 87)
Bogotá, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Occupation(s)Suffragist, Writer

Acosta was born on December 22, 1900, in Oiba, Santander.[1]

In 1930, Ofelia presented at the Fourth International Conference for Women to advocate for rights for married women.[2][3][4] Women were not allowed to vote or create contracts.[5] Married women were under the protection of their spouses and their possessions went to their husbands.[5][3]

In 1944 and 1955 respectively, she founded, edited, directed and distributed two political newspapers, the first called Agitacion Femenina (Feminist Movement) and the second called Verdad (Truth).[6]

In 1963 she published the book Una voz insurgente (An Insurgent Voice).

Acosta died on August 4, 1988, in Bogota.[1]

References
  1. Magdala, Velásquez Toro. "Ofelia Uribe de Acosta | banrepcultural.org". www.banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. "Biografia de Ofelia Uribe de Acosta". www.biografiasyvidas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  3. "La Red Cultural del Banco de la República". www.banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  4. Blanco Ruiz, Wilma Nury (January 2015). "Ofelia Uribe de Acosta: Crítica a la educación colombiana". Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. 17: 17–34. doi:10.19053/01227238.3299 – via Directory of Open Access Journals.
  5. Quiñónez, Elizabeth (January 2015). "Ofelia Uribe. Insurgencia de la subjetividad y la ciudadanía de las mujeres". Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. 17 (24): 263–265. doi:10.19053/01227238.3333 – via Directory of Open Access Journals.
  6. Bergmann, Emilie L. (1990). Women, culture, and politics in Latin America. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520909070.


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