Esilda Villa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bolivian lawyer and feminist
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Place of Birth: Sucre, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
About Esilda Villa
- Esilda Villa (18 December 1909 – 11 May 1947) was the first woman to become a lawyer in Bolivia and was instrumental in the women's movement in the early twentieth century in her country.
- After passing her examination in 1928, she was refused a license to practice because women were not citizens at that time and could not complete the mandatory military service.
- International pressure was brought to bear and she finally earned her license in 1929.
- Ten years later when she passed examination to become a trial lawyer, the Supreme Court again refused to issue a license on the basis that women were incapable of practicing law.
- She successfully earned her license within a month and practiced until her untimely death from a traffic accident.
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