Seferina Rodríguez

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Seferina Rodríguez
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1952–1955
ConstituencySalta
Personal details
Born(1916-01-06)6 January 1916
Santa Maria, Argentina
Died16 September 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 94)

Seferina de Carmen Rodríguez de Copa (6 January 1916 – 16 September 2010) was an Argentine politician. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1951 as one of the first group of female parliamentarians in Argentina.

Biography[edit]

Rodríguez was born in Santa María, Catamarca on 6 January 1916.[1] When she was seven, the family moved to Campo Quijano.[2] She married Francisco Copa, who worked on the General Manuel Belgrano Railway.[2] At the time of the marriage, Francisco started a new job in Tolar Grande and the couple relocated to the village.[2] They later returned to Campo Quinajo so their children could attend school.[2]

Upon her return to Campo Quijano, she established a Perón committee.[2] In the 1951 legislative elections she was a Peronist Party candidate in Salta and was one of the 26 women elected to the Chamber of Deputies.[3] She remained in office until 1955, when her term was cut short by the Revolución Libertadora.[4] Following the coup, she was jailed.[5]

Rodríguez died on 16 September 2010 at the age of 94.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SEFERINA DEL CARMEN RODRÍGUEZ DE COPA (SALTA)". Comando Evita. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Evita, las mujeres y el feminismo Vove, 7 May 2019
  3. ^ Primeras diputadas Pagina12
  4. ^ Nómina alfabética de diputados de la Nación, período 1854-1991: (al 31-5-1991), Cámara de Diputados de la Nación, 1991, p215
  5. ^ Seferina Rodríguez de Copa en Mujeres en la historia por Andrea Conde - Y ahora que estamos juntas Radio Cut, 23 September 2018
  6. ^ "† Rodríguez, Seferina del C." Noticias Iruya. Retrieved 11 February 2023.