78 years ago, Venezuelan women exercised their right to vote for the first time

Published at: 27/10/2024 08:13 AM

On October 27, 1946, in the elections to the National Constituent Assembly, Venezuelan women exercised the vote for the first time, and they also managed to get 12 elected as deputies.

The elected constituent women: Alicia Contreras, Analuisa Llovera, Ángela Parra de Montenegro, Carmen Gracián de Malpica, Catalina de Romero, Cecilia Núñez Sucre, Isabel Hermoso, Isaura Saavedra, Josefina de Pérez, Mercedes Carvajal de Arocha (Lucila Palacios), Mercedes Fermín and Silva Yaraure.

The movement initiated by the Women's Cultural Association and the Venezuelan Women's Association succeeded in making the Electoral Statute of 1945 include women's votes. On March 15, 1946, the Revolutionary Government Junta of 1945, through Decree No. 217, Article 1, granted the right to universal suffrage to all Venezuelans over 18 years of age, without discrimination for social, cultural or sex reasons. This allowed Venezuelan women to vote and be elected to the National Constituent Assembly in October 1946.

Nowadays, since the arrival of Commander Chávez, the leading role of women has been greater not only in the participation of suffrage, but also in important political positions and in the different communities leading development in the popular sectors.

Mazo News Team