María Libertad Gómez Garriga
María Libertad Gómez Garriga | |
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15th Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |
In office 1953–1956 | |
Personal details | |
Born | July 18, 1889 Utuado, Puerto Rico |
Died | July 7, 1961 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico |
Occupation | Educator, civic leader and politician |
Known for | She was the only woman in the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico, formed in 1951, and the only woman to sign the 1952 Constitution of Puerto Rico. |
María Libertad Gómez Garriga [note 1] (July 18, 1889 – July 7, 1961) was a Puerto Rican educator, community leader, and politician. She is one of the twelve women honored with a plaque in "La Plaza en Honor a la Mujer Puertorriqueña" (Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women), in San Juan.
Early life
María Libertad Gómez Garriga was born in
Career
Gómez Garriga taught elementary school for several years; she was also trained as an accountant and active in rural labor organizations.
She ran unsuccessfully for the Senate of Puerto Rico in 1956 and resigned her positions in the Popular Democratic party after that.[6]
Personal life and legacy
Gómez died in 1961, aged 72 years. She is one of the twelve women honored with a plaque in the "Plaza en Honor a la Mujer Puertorriqueña" (Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women) in San Juan.[7] There is a public upper elementary school named for María Libertad Gómez Garriga in Utuado.[8] There is also a middle school named for Gómez, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.[9]
See also
Notes
- Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Garriga.
References
- ^ Yolanda Martínez Viruet, María Libertad Gómez Garriga y el proceso de la Asamblea Constituyente del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (PhD diss., Universidad del Pais Vasco 2016).
- ^ Glorimar Rodríguez González, "María Libertad Gómez Garriga: una transgresora en la política puertorriqueña" Mujeres con Visión (December 1, 2016).
- ISBN 9780313324239
- ^ Female Presidents of Parliaments and Parliamentary Bodies, 1920-1990, Guide2WomenLeaders.com.
- ISBN 9781440828324
- ISBN 9781881730163
- ^ "Asamblea Legislativa homenajea a 12 mujeres ilustres" El Nuevo Dia (March 6, 2014).
- ^ Escuela María Libertad Gómez, Puerto Rico Department of Education.
- ^ Maria Libertad Gomez Middle School, Toa Baja PR.
External links
- José Luis Colón Gonzalez, ed., María Libertad Gómez: Mujer de Convicción, Líder de Cambios (Librería la Tertulia 2014).