CLARA CAMPOAM

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FIRST YEARS

She was born in the neighborhood of Madrid of Marvels on February, twelve, 1888, in a family of humble origin. Her

mother was designer and her father, book-keeper of a newspaper.

To the death of this one, one sees obliged to interrupt her studies and she started to work at the corps of Post office

and Telegraphs in 1909

In 1923 participates in a series on Feminism Youth organized by Women University where she began to develop her ideas on the right to equality of women.

STARTS IN POLITIC

She was the first woman who intervened to the Supreme Court.

In 1928 she co-created along with other European countries the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers

together with Victoria Kent.

She was a delegate of Spain at the League of Nations.

POLITICAL MOMENTUM

After the dictatorship, she joined the Radical Party and she

is presented to the 1931 elections for the Constituent of the Second Republic, gaining a

seat as deputy for Madrid.

Clara Campoamor stays true to its principles and defends the

right of women to be considered citizens above their vote.

REPUBLICAN AGE

In 1936, following the military coup of General Franco against the Spanish Republic, Clara Campoamor is exiled to France, Argentina and Lausanne where she died in 1972 without having had the opportunity, to the conditions imposed by the Franco government, returning to Spain as was her wish.

LAST YEARS

Raquel Sánchez del ArcoLucía Hernández Rodríguez

Yolanda Mateos IglesiasVega Sánchez Chillón

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