Balbina Remedios
Balbina Remedios | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1936–1938 | |
| Constituency | La Habana Province |
Balbina Remedios Langanehin was a Cuban lawyer and politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 1936 as one of the first group of women to enter Congress.
Biography[]
A lawyer,[1] Remedios was a candidate for the House of Representatives in La Habana Province in the 1936 general elections, the first in which women could vote. She was one of seven women elected,[2] serving in the House until 1938.[3]
References[]
- ^ Album del cincuentenario: de la Asociación de repórters de la Habana : 1902-1952, Asociación de Repórters de La Habana, 1952, p123
- ^ Velia Cecilia Bobes (2007) La nación inconclusa: (Re) constituciones de la ciudadanía y la identidad nacional en Cuba p236
- ^ Julio César González Pagés (2003) En busca de un espacio--historia de mujeres en Cuba, p127
Categories:
- Cuban lawyers
- Cuban women in politics
- Democratic National Association politicians
- Members of the Cuban House of Representatives