Aurora Argomedo (died 1948 in (Viña del Mar) was a Chilean politician, feminist and activist, best known for her work on behalf of women's rights in Chile. She participated actively in the educational reforms of the 1910s and 1920s.

Biography

Records at the University of Chile showed that Argomedo was gymnastics teacher.[1]

Activism

Argomedo was a supporter of the feminist Delia Ducoing de Arrate.

Politically, she was a founder of the Unión Femenina de Chile (Women's Union of Chile) with Gabriela Mandujano on 26 October 1927.[2][3] Like the Bando Feminino, this organization also promoted equal rights for women in Chile with a focus on empowering women in navigating the archaic social divisions in the country.[4] By 1932, this organization had over one thousand members, providing cultural and social welfare projects, free medical care, and self-improvement courses.[5] Initially, Argomedo and Mandujano favored apolitical activities such as education by creating a consciousness of needs among Chilean women living in urban areas.[5][6] In 1934, the organization actively supported the civil and political rights of women, particularly women's suffrage.[7] Argomedo also supported other feminists such as the writer Delia Ducoing (also known as Isabel Morel), who published the book Charlas femininas and the feminist magazine Nosotras.[8][5]

References

  1. ↑ Chile, Universidad de (1900). Anales de la Universidad de Chile (in Spanish). Santiago: Imprenta del Siglo. p. 146.
  2. ↑ Giordano, Verónica (2012). Ciudadanas incapaces: la construcción de los derechos civiles de las mujeres en Argentina, Brasil, Chile y Uruguay en el siglo XX (in Spanish). Teseo. p. 143. ISBN 978-987-1859-07-8.
  3. ↑ Elgueta, Sara Guerín de (1928). Actividades femeninas en Chile: obra publicada con motivo del cincuentenario del decreto que concedió a la mujer chilena el derecho de validar sus exámenes secundarios : datos hasta diciembre de 1927 (in Spanish). La Ilustración. p. 639.
  4. ↑ Vergara, Gabriel Salazar; Vallejos, Julio Pinto (2002). Historia contemporánea de Chile: Hombría y feminidad (in Spanish). Santiago: Lom Ediciones. p. 177. ISBN 956-282-172-2.
  5. 1 2 3 Lavrin, Asuncion (1998). Women, Feminism, and Social Change in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, 1890-1940. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 296. ISBN 0-8032-2897-X.
  6. ↑ Smith, Bonnie G. (2008). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-19-514890-9.
  7. ↑ Giordano, Verónica (2012). Ciudadanas incapaces: la construcción de los derechos civiles de las mujeres en Argentina, Brasil, Chile y Uruguay en el siglo XX (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Teseo. p. 143. ISBN 978-987-1859-07-8.
  8. ↑ Comandini, Ana (2021). Históricas: Movimientos feministas y de mujeres en Chile, 1850-2020 (in Spanish). Santiago: LOM Ediciones. ISBN 978-956-00-1426-9.
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