Consuelo Vázquez Bello was a

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n politician. She was elected to the

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in 1936 as one of the first group of women to enter

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Biography

The sister of

Clemente Vázquez Bello Clemente Vázquez Bello (23 November 1887 – 28 September 1932) was President of the Cuban Senate from 1925 to 1932, throughout the administration of Gerardo Machado, the President of Cuba, Cuban President. Vázquez belonged to the Liberal Party ...

, President of the Senate from 1925 to 1932, Vázquez was a

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candidate for the House of Representatives in

Santa Clara Province Santa Clara (also known as Las Villas or Provincia de Santa Clara after 1940) was a historical province of Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud ...

in the 1936 general elections, the first in which women could vote, and was one of seven women elected. She was the first woman to submit a bill, presenting one on agrarian reform, although it failed to be approved.Mujeres en el Congreso
Juventud Rebelde, 12 April 2015 She was re-elected in

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

, serving in the House until 1942.Julio César González Pagés (2003) ''En busca de un espacio--historia de mujeres en Cuba'', p127

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vázquez Bello, Consuelo 20th-century Cuban women politicians 20th-century Cuban politicians Liberal Party of Cuba politicians Members of the Cuban House of Representatives Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown