Aurora Jiménez de Palacios | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Baja California′s at-large district | |
| In office September 7, 1954 –August 31, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9,1922 |
| Died | April 15,1958 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
Aurora Jiménez de Palacios (December 9,1922 –April 15,1958) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who became the first female federal deputy in Mexico. [1] [2]
In 1937 she participated in the formation of the Confederation of Mexican Workers,in Culiacán,Sinaloa. [3]
She was a graduate of the University of Guadalajara in 1947. [1] Also in 1947,Martha Aurora married JoséCruz Palacios Sánchez and changed her residence to the city of Mexicali,where her husband was originally from. [4]
Later she represented Baja California as a federal deputy in the 42nd Legislature. [5] [6] She was the first female federal deputy in Mexico. [1]
She was killed in a plane crash on April 15,1958. [3]
In 1953, Baja California elected Aurora Jiménez de Palacios as the first woman to serve in the Mexican national congress.
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