Seferina Rodríguez

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Seferina Rodríguez
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1952–1955
ConstituencySalta

Seferina de Carmen Rodríguez de Copa 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[]

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

Upon her return to Campo Quijano, she established a Perón committee.[1] 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.[2] She remained in office until 1955, when her term was cut short by the Revolución Libertadora.[3] Following the coup, she was jailed.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Evita, las mujeres y el feminismo Vove, 7 May 2019
  2. ^ Primeras diputadas Pagina12
  3. ^ Nómina alfabética de diputados de la Nación, período 1854-1991: (al 31-5-1991), Cámara de Diputados de la Nación, 1991, p215
  4. ^ Seferina Rodríguez de Copa en Mujeres en la historia por Andrea Conde - Y ahora que estamos juntas Radio Cut, 23 September 2018
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