Anacarsis Cardona de Salonia

Anacarsis Cardona de Salonia (4 July 1929 – 17 November 1987)[1] was a Colombian lawyer and politician. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives in 1958 as one of the first group of women to enter Congress.

Anacarsis Cardona de Salonia
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
1958–1960
ConstituencyCaldas
Personal details
Born(1929-07-04)4 July 1929
Sevilla, Colombia
Died17 November 1987(1987-11-17) (aged 58)
Bogotá, Colombia

Biography

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A member of the Liberal Party,[2] Cardona was a candidate in Caldas in the 1958 parliamentary elections and was elected to the Chamber of Representatives, becoming one of the first group of women to enter Congress.[3] She remained a member until the 1960 elections.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Echeverri González, Gabriel. "Me encontré en la vida con… Anacarsis Cardona Toro". La Cronica del Quindio. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ Las mujeres La Crónica, 7 November 2019
  3. ^ 40 Años del voto de la mujer en Colombia Archived 1 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine p23
  4. ^ Erika Andreina López Rudas (2018) La incorporación de las mujeres quindianas al espacio cultural Visto desde la revista numen 1930–1970