Lucila Rubio de Laverde

Lucila Rubio de Laverde
Lucila Rubio during her 1944 testimony for the right to vote
Born1908 (1908)
Facatativá, Colombia
Died1970 (aged 61–62)
NationalityColombian
Other namesLucila Rubio, Lucila Rubio Angulo de Laverde
Occupation(s)Educator, Suffragist
SpouseEduardo Laverde

Lucila Rubio de Laverde (1908-1970)[1] was a Colombian socialist and one of the leading suffragettes in her country. She was also a teacher and the first woman to present a demand for the vote to the President of Colombia.

  1. ^ "Lucila Rubio Angulo de Laverde (1908-1970)" (PDF). Facatativá te Amo. Retrieved 25 July 2019.