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Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.

Historical image related to Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution. from October 1, 1931

Clara Campoamor

20th-century Spanish politician, lawyer, author, and feminist activist

Clara Campoamor Rodríguez was a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer, considered by some the mother of the Spanish feminist movement. She was one of the main promoters for women's suffrage in Spain, included in the Spanish Constitution of 1931 in part owing to her advocacy.
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Constituent Cortes

Spain's parliament (the Cortes) when convened as a constituent assembly

The Constituent Cortes is the description of Spain's parliament, the Cortes, when convened as a constituent assembly.
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