Bertha Valverde Álvarez de Duarte (1905 – 1988) was an Ecuadorian politician and medic. She was first Ecuadorian woman elected to public office in 1930.
Bertha Valverde | |
|---|---|
_midwife_and_politician.jpg) | |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1988 |
| Nationality | Ecuador |
| Other names | Berta Valverde de Duarte |
| Occupation(s) | physician and politician |
| Known for | first Ecuadorian elected woman politician |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Children | Ángel Duarte Valverde |
Life
editValverde was born in 1905.[1]
In a "triumph of feminism" in 1930[2] she was elected councilor of Guayaquil as the Socialist Party candidate. She was the first Ecuadorian woman to win an election to hold public office.[3] The same year she briefly held the position of political head of Guayaquil.[1]
In 1931 she graduated from the University of Guayaquil as an obstetician. She was a medical physician for forty years.[4]
In 1934 her son, Ángel Duarte Valverde was born. He would hold high office and stand to be President.[5]
Death and legacy
editShe died in 1988[1] and she was survived by her son Ángel.[5] A school was named for her in her home town.[6] The centenary of her birth was marked by the National Academy of History in Guayaquil.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Guayaquileñas en el municipio de su ciudad | La Revista | EL UNIVERSO". www.larevista.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Hechos destacados sobre derechos humanos que EL UNIVERSO informó durante 95 años". El Universo (in Spanish). 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Quintero, Rafael Torres; López, Rafael Quintero (2005). El mito del populismo: análisis de los fundamentos del Estado ecuatoriano moderno, 1895-1934 (in Spanish). Editorial Abya Yala. ISBN 978-9978-04-845-0.
- ^ "Homenaje póstumo a la Dra. Bertha Valverde". El Universo (in Spanish). 2005-07-14. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ a b "Fallece a los 89 años, Ángel Duarte Valverde, ex candidato presidencial – Periodico Expectativa – Noticias de Ibarra Imbabura Ecuador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ López Sánchez, Rafael Alfonso (2021). "Escuela de padres para la mejora de la comunicación familiar en los alumnos del 6to grado de la Escuela Bertha Valverde - Guayaquil Ecuador 2020". Repositorio Institucional - UCV.
- ^ "Homenaje póstumo a la Dra. Bertha Valverde". El Universo (in Spanish). 2005-07-14. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  | This Ecuadorian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |