Bertha Hernández Fernández
Colombian politician (1907–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bertha Hernández Fernández (17 April 1907 – 11 September 1993)[1] was the wife of the 17th President of Colombia, Mariano Ospina Pérez, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1946 to 1950.[2] A Conservative party politician, she was elected Senator of Colombia in 1970 and served until 1974.
Bertha Hernández Fernández | |
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Senator of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1970 (1970-07-20) – 20 July 1974 (1974-07-20) | |
First Lady of Colombia | |
In role 7 August 1946 (1946-08-07) – 7 August 1950 (1950-08-07) | |
President | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
Preceded by | María Michelsen de López |
Succeeded by | María Hurtado de Gómez |
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Born | (1907-04-17)17 April 1907 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
Died | 11 September 1993(1993-09-11) (aged 86) Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
Political party | Conservative |
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A leader of the women's suffrage movement in Colombia, she was Chair of the National Feminist Organization of Colombia, a feminist, suffragist organization that aimed to bring together Colombian women regardless of political ideology or socio-economic status to lobby and work towards political recognition, inclusion, and participation for women. Founded in 1954 by Josefina Valencia Muñoz and Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, she served as its first Chair with María Currea Manrique as her Deputy.[3]