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 | |
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Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 1958–1960 | |
Constituency | Caldas |
Personal details | |
Born | Sevilla, Colombia | 4 July 1929
Died | 17 November 1987 Bogotá, Colombia | (aged 58)
Biography
editA 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
edit- ^ Echeverri González, Gabriel. "Me encontré en la vida con… Anacarsis Cardona Toro". La Cronica del Quindio. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Las mujeres La Crónica, 7 November 2019
- ^ 40 Años del voto de la mujer en Colombia Archived 1 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine p23
- ^ Erika Andreina López Rudas (2018) La incorporación de las mujeres quindianas al espacio cultural Visto desde la revista numen 1930–1970