Isabel Robalino Explained

Isabel Robalino
Office:
Senate of Ecuador
Term Start:1968
Term End:1970
Office2:Constituent Representative of Ecuador
Term Start2:1966
Term End2:1967
Office3:
Term Start3:1946
Term End3:1946
Birth Name:Isabel María Josefina Robalino Bolle
Birth Date:14 October 1917
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Death Place:Quito, Ecuador
Nationality:Ecuador
Occupation:Lawyer, trade unionist, and politician

Isabel María Josefina Robalino Bolle (14 October 1917 – 31 January 2022) was a Spanish-born Ecuadorian lawyer and politician.[1]

Biography

Isabel Robalino was born in Barcelona, Spain, where her family was residing while her father worked as a consul in Geneva. She completed her secondary education at the Instituto Nacional Mejía and higher education at the Central University of Ecuador, where former president Camilo Ponce Enríquez worked as an educator.[2] In 1944, she graduated from the Central University as a lawyer, becoming the first woman to graduate the University with a degree in Law.[3]

Following her graduation, Robalino was appointed a member of the Criminal Court of Ecuador.[4] In 1946, she briefly held the position of, becoming the first woman to hold that office.[5] Between 1959 and 1961, she was President of the National Court for Minors.[4]

As a trade unionist, she was led to participate in the, called "La Gloriosa." In September 1947, she personally directed the seizure of the Carondelet Palace from the military dictatorship of Carlos Mancheno Cajas. She also took several businessmen to trial, including future Ecuadorian president León Febres Cordero, to secure workers' rights.[6] Because of her work, Robalino was selected by workers' organizations to represent them in the Constituent Assembly of 1966 and as a senator in 1968,[7] [8] becoming the first female senator in Ecuador. She would as a lawmaker introduce new legislation in favor of workers' rights.[3]

Among the organizations Robalino founded are the Confederation of Catholic Workers,[8] the Ecuadorian Institute for Social Development,[7] the University Women's Youth, and the Mariana de Jesus Social Work School, among others.[3] She turned 100 in October 2017, and died on 31 January 2022, at the age of 104.[9]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Universidad/Isabel Robalino Bolle. 19 April 2017. La Hora. 4 July 2010. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20170417173646/http://lahora.com.ec/noticias/show/1100981996. 17 April 2017.
  2. News: Una abogada incansable. 19 April 2017. El Comercio. 12 March 2016. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418144832/http://www.ultimasnoticias.ec/noticias/31059-isabel-robalino-luchadora-eterna-abogada.html. 18 April 2017.
  3. News: Abogadas ecuatorianas galardonan trayectoria de Isabel Robalino Bolle. 19 April 2017. El Comercio. 4 March 2016. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306105215/http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/abogadas-ecuatorianas-galardonan-trayectoria-robalino.html. 6 March 2016.
  4. Book: Robalino Dávila. Luis. Luis Robalino Dávila: el hombre, el historiador, el político. 2005. Corporación Editora Nacional. 9789978843994. 22 November 2017.
  5. News: A los 99 años, Isabel Robalino sigue en la lucha. 19 April 2017. PlanV. 18 October 2016. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419153050/http://www.planv.com.ec/ideas/ideas/99-anos-isabel-robalino-sigue-la-lucha. 19 April 2017.
  6. News: Ayala Mora. Enrique. El siglo ganado de Isabel Robalino. 16 April 2017. El Comercio. 15 October 2017. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015123822/http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/isabelrobalino-biografia-homenaje-centenario-derechoshumanos.html. 15 October 2017.
  7. News: Isabel Robalino, la madre de los obreros. 19 April 2017. La Hora. 22 July 2002. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418144704/http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/454964/-1/Isabel_Robalino,_la_madre_de_los_obreros.html. 18 April 2017.
  8. News: La historia de las mujeres en la Asamblea. 19 April 2017. El Comercio. 22 November 2013. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219024827/http://www.elcomercioenespana.com/politica/historia-mujeres-Asamblea-Ecuador_5_1034346558.html. 19 December 2013.
  9. Web site: Falleció Isabel Robalino, primera concejala de Quito y activista por los trabajadores. 31 January 2022. El Comercio.

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