Lidia Fernández

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Lidia Fernández
Born
Lidia Fernández Jiménez

Costa Rica
Died
Costa Rica

Lidia Fernández Jiménez[1] (also often spelled Lydia Fernández) was a Costa Rican suffragist and feminist active between 1920 and 1940 in the struggle for women's right to vote.

In 1923, Mexican feminist

Esther De Mezerville (vice president), Ana Rosa Chacón (secretary), and Fernández, along with around 20 others.[3] In 1926, Acuña went to Europe and Fernández succeeded her as president of the LFC.[4]

In 1928, when the

Elena Mederos de González (Cuba), Gloria Moya de Jiménez (Dominican Republic), Irene de Peyré (Guatemala), Margarita Robles de Mendoza (Mexico), Juanita Molina de Fromen (Nicaragua), Clara González (Panama), Teresa Obregoso de Prevost (Peru), and Doris Stevens (USA).[7]

In 1934, the LFC called together a commission to meet with legislative delegates. The commission was made up of educated professional women from law, sociology, education, fine arts and health professionals who made presentations to convince the legislators that the lack of civic and political rights had severe consequences for women. Fernández was part of the committee that prepared the report on health and hygiene. Despite agreeing that lack of rights impacted women, the legislators took no action.[8] In 1938, Fernández resigned from the CIM, after serving eight years and was replaced by Acuña.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stevens, Doris, 1888–1963. Papers of Doris Stevens, 1884–1983 (inclusive), 1920–1960". Harvard University Library. Harvard University Library. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. ISSN 1659-2069
    . Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ISBN 978-9968-25-102-0
    . Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Abshagen Leitinger (1994)", p. 75
  5. ISBN 978-0-8229-7162-7
    . Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ^ Towns, Ann (2010). "The Inter-American Commission of Women and Women's Suffrage, 1920–1945". Journal of Latin American Studies (42). UK: Cambridge University Press: 793. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. ISBN 978-0-520-90907-6
    . Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ISBN 978-9977-67-257-1
    .
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