Beyond suffrage: the role of Cuban women in the state-building years of a failed democracy (1940–1952)

Manuel Ramírez Chicharro
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ABSTRACT During the first third of the twentieth century, several women joined associations to promote legal reforms. Between 1917 and 1934, the Cuban Parliament passed laws regarding women’s legal status, therefore challenging the traditional relations between state, Church and family inherited from the colonial period. Although the Constitution of 1940 incorporated these measures, Cuban women barely took part in state institutions, but their increasing presence in public affairs marked a turning point in their social status. A few women were appointed as Cuban representatives to international organizations, and political parties set up female auxiliaries. Moreover, several women’s associations worked for peace, demanded improvements in the healthcare system, took action towards enhancing education in rural areas and pushed for effective reform of the Civic Code in order to provide equal rights for men and women. African-Cuban women’s participation in these organizations was limited due to discrimination and they in turn set up their own organizations.
超越选举权:古巴妇女在失败的民主国家建设时期的角色(1940-1952)
在二十世纪前三十年,一些妇女加入了促进法律改革的协会。在1917年至1934年期间,古巴议会通过了关于妇女法律地位的法律,因此挑战了殖民时期遗留下来的国家、教会和家庭之间的传统关系。虽然1940年《宪法》纳入了这些措施,但古巴妇女几乎没有参加国家机构,但她们在公共事务中的日益增多标志着她们社会地位的一个转折点。一些妇女被任命为古巴驻国际组织的代表,各政党设立了妇女辅助机构。此外,几个妇女协会致力于和平,要求改善保健制度,采取行动加强农村地区的教育,并推动对《公民法典》进行有效改革,以便为男女提供平等权利。由于受到歧视,非洲裔古巴妇女参加这些组织的机会有限,因此她们建立了自己的组织。
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