Ofelia Uribe de Acosta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ofelia Uribe de Acosta

Colombian suffragist

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: Oiba, Santander Department, Colombia

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1988

Profession: writer, suffragette, journalist, suffragist

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ofelia Uribe de Acosta (1900 in Oiba, Santander – 1988 in Bogota) was a Colombian suffragist. Acosta was born on December 22, 1900, in Oiba, Santander.In 1930, Ofelia presented at the Fourth International Conference for Women to advocate for rights for married women.
Women were not allowed to vote or create contracts.
Married women were under the protection of their spouses and their possessions went to their husbands.In 1944 and 1955 respectively, she founded, edited, directed and distributed two political newspapers, the first called Agitacion Femenina (Feminist Movement) and the second called Verdad (Truth).In 1963 she published the book Una voz insurgente (An Insurgent Voice). Acosta died on August 4, 1988.