Ana Carmen Macri (15 July 1916 – 4 February 2022) was an Argentine politician. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1951 as one of the first group of female parliamentarians in Argentina.
Ana Carmen Macri | |
---|---|
![]() Macri (right) with Eva Perón in 1951 | |
National Deputy | |
In office 4 June 1952 – 23 September 1955 | |
Constituency | 26th Circunscription of Buenos Aires |
Personal details | |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15 July 1916
Died | 4 February 2022 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 105)
Biography
editMacri was born in Buenos Aires on 15 July 1916.[1] In 1938 she started working at Rivadavia Hospital as a secretary for the radiology department.[1]
One of the founders of the Female Peronist Party, in the 1951 legislative elections she was a Peronist Party candidate in Federal Capital and was one of the 26 women elected to the Chamber of Deputies.[2] She remained in office until 1955, when her term was cut short by the Revolución Libertadora.[3] She was subsequently arrested for treason and jailed in Olmos prison until 1958.[1]
Macri turned 100 in July 2016, and died on 4 February 2022, at the age of 105.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hoy cumple años Anita Macri Instituto Nacional Juan Domingo Perón
- ^ Primeras diputadas Pagina12
- ^ Nómina alfabética de diputados de la Nación, período 1854-1991: (al 31-5-1991), Cámara de Diputados de la Nación, 1991, p152
- ^ "Falleció la exdiputada y fundadora Partido Peronista Femenino Ana Macri" (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.