Josefa Sánchez de González

Josefa Sánchez de González was a Dominican Republic teacher and politician. In 1942 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, becoming one of the first group of Dominican Congresswomen.

Josefa Sánchez de González
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1942–
ConstituencySantiago

Biography

A teacher by profession, Sánchez de González was a candidate in Santiago Province the 1942 general elections, the first after women were granted the right to vote. With the Dominican Party of president Rafael Trujillo being the sole legal party, she was elected unopposed and became one of the first three women in the Congress.[1][2] The following year, she served as General Secretary of the first Dominican Women's Congress.[2] In 1945 she was appointed director of the women's section of the Dominican Party.[3]

References
  1. Julien Moritzen (1943) Political Emancipation of Women in the Dominican Republic Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 77, pp149–154
  2. Ylonka Nacidit Perdomo: 100 Metros Acento, 2 March 2017
  3. Dominican notes Bulletin of the Pan American Union, volume 79
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