Hello classmates :
Today, I´m going to talk about to a greatest
Chilean all the times. She was Elena Caffarena. This woman was a lawyer, jurist
and Chilean politics. She did a lot of
social interventions especially in favor of the labor movement. She was defending the human rights `workers
to appeal dignity. I think that the
relevant of this woman was promoted the feminism in our country, in this sense,
was a pioneer in this area.
She was positioned in a social class privileged,
for this reason, she didn’t needed an extra economic support, and was
unnecessary study a career because her future husband to keep them. However she chose study law in University of
Chile, although her family opposes this.
In 1926 She graduate, and immediately found
a job linked to social area. Started with worker schools and culminate with the
most important deed: the creation of MEMCH (Pro-Emancipation Movement of Women
of Chile) in 1935. This deed was created in joint with Olga Poblete. It was the
first women's organization politic towards their demands. This can be summarizing
in the economic, political and biological emancipation women.
For this time the women was consigning to depend
the father or brother, this is a men. And
didn’t had right to vote. The woman was considered a lower human. Before this background, Elena decided to act
and worked in promoted the female vote so much national and local
elections. I believe that her deeds were
important because contributed to integrate the women opinion in the public discussion
and of course allowed grow up the country.
If I would to meet Elena Caffarena, I would
ask: which are the consequences, and in that measure, to involve that fight’ causes
in the personal life? This question
looks simply, but is complex, more over if we thought about the persons who
promote an idea, to feel emotions and experiment success and failures.
This all for today, thanks for comments.
Isabella.