María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante | |
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Born | |
Died | November 1, 1988 | (aged 92)
Occupation | Feminist |
Spouse | Armando Julio Urioste Arana |
Parent(s) |
Daniel Sánchez Bustamante Carmen Calvo |
María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante de Urioste (19 August 1896 - 1 November 1988) [1] was a Bolivian feminist and founder of the Ateneo Femenino, an organization which was crucial in the fight for equality in Bolivia. [2] She was president of said organization, a position she maintained for twenty-eight consecutive years. [3] She is the aunt of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, who served as President of Bolivia on two occasions: (1993-1997) and (2002-2003).
She was born to a family with a long political tradition in her country, being one of ten children of Daniel Sánchez Bustamante and Carmen Calvo Molina. [1] Her siblings were: Vicente, Julio, Daniel, Isabel, Carmen, Mercedes, Luz, Javier and Jaime. [4] She was married to Don Armando Julio Urioste Arana, a business magnate and industrialist that worked as General Manager of the Cement Society of La Paz and as Director of the Company of Constructions of La Paz. [5]
Alongside the Ateneo Femenino, she pushed forward the legislation that gave women the right to vote in Bolivia.