Ofelia Uribe de Acosta explained

Ofelia Uribe de Acosta
Birth Date:	December 22, 1900
Birth Place:	Oiba, Colombia
Death Place:	Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality:	Colombian
Occupation:	Suffragist, Writer

Ofelia Uribe de Acosta (1900  - 1988) was a Colombian suffragist.

Acosta was born on December 22, 1900, in Oiba, Santander.^[1]

In 1930, Ofelia presented at the Fourth International Conference for Women to advocate for rights for married women.^{[2] [3] [4]} Women were not allowed to vote or create contracts.^[5] Married women were under the protection of their spouses and their possessions went to their husbands.

In 1944 and 1955 respectively, she founded, edited, directed and distributed two political newspapers, the first called Agitacion Femenina (Feminist Movement) and the second called Verdad (Truth).^[6]

In 1963 she published the book Una voz insurgente (An Insurgent Voice).

Acosta died on August 4, 1988, in Bogota.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ofelia Uribe de Acosta banrepcultural.org. Magdala. Velásquez Toro. www.banrepcultural.org. es. 2017-10-19.
2. Web site: Biografia de Ofelia Uribe de Acosta. www.biografiasyvidas.com. es. 2018-03-31.
3. Web site: La Red Cultural del Banco de la República. www.banrepcultural.org. es. 2018-03-31.
4. Blanco Ruiz. Wilma Nury. January 2015. Ofelia Uribe de Acosta: Crítica a la educación colombiana. Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. 17. 24 . 17–34. Directory of Open Access Journals. 10.19053/01227238.3299. free.
5. Quiñónez. Elizabeth. January 2015. Ofelia Uribe. Insurgencia de la subjetividad y la ciudadanía de las mujeres. Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. 17. 24. 263–265. Directory of Open Access Journals. 10.19053/01227238.3333. free.
6. Book: Bergmann, Emilie L.. Women, culture, and politics in Latin America. registration. 1990. University of California Press. Berkeley. 0520909070.