Pilar Jorge de Tella | |
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Born | Pilar Jorge Fernández 24 August 1884[1] Pinar del Río, Captaincy General of Cuba, Spanish Empire |
Died | 26 April 1967 | (aged 82)
Other names | Pilar Jorge de Telia, Pilar J. de Tella |
Years active | 1920–1934 |
Known for | Co-founder of the Club Femenino de Cuba and the National Feminist Alliance |
Pilar Jorge de Tella (24 August 1884 – 26 April 1967) was a leading Cuban suffragist, active in the 1920s. She was one of the founders of the Feminine Club of Cuba and later organized the National Feminist Alliance. She presented petitions to the legislature and constitutional conventions demanding suffrage. Once suffrage was obtained, as an anti-communist, she left the political arena.