A woman I admire...
Hello everyone! In this last blog I will talk about a woman I admire a lot. She is Elena Caffarena, she was a great defender of women's rights, at a time marked by tremendous political, social and legal disadvantage, she dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of the working class and the emancipation of women. I admire her because she was a pioneer, she formed and led the first feminist organizations in the country, which were key to improving women's rights, she encouraged women to occupy spaces that were only for men, opening the way for society to will transform. Biography : Elena Caffarena, was born in Iquique in 1903, the daughter of Italian immigrants. In her adolescence she emigrated to the city of Santiago, where her family settled with a small socks and stockings workshop, where she frequently worked. In the twenties she entered the University of Chile, where she was the fifteenth woman to obtain a law degree in the country, thanks to which she developed a great...