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Female Ecuadorian politician

Born1905 (1905)

Died1988 (aged 82–83)

OthernamesBerta Valverde de Duarte

OccupationsPhysician and politician

Bertha Valverde

Born	1905 (1905)
Died	1988 (aged 82–83)
Other names	Berta Valverde de Duarte
Occupations	Physician and politician
Known for	first Ecuadorian elected woman politician
Political party	Socialist Party
Children	Ángel Duarte Valverde

Bertha Valverde Álvarez de Duarte (1905–1988) was an Ecuadorian politician and medic. She was first Ecuadorian woman elected to public office in 1930.

Valverde was born in 1905.^[1]

In a "triumph of feminism" in 1930^[2] she was elected councilor of Guayaquil as the Socialist Party candidate. She was the first Ecuadorian woman to win an election to hold public office.^[3] The same year she briefly held the position of political head of Guayaquil.^[1]

In 1931 she graduated from the University of Guayaquil as an obstetrician. She was a medical physician for forty years.^[4]

In 1934 her son, Ángel Duarte Valverde was born. He would hold high office and stand to be President.^[5]

Death and legacy

She died in 1988^[1] and was survived by her son Ángel.^[5] A school was named for her in her home town.^[6] The centenary of her birth was marked by the National Academy of History in Guayaquil.^[7]

References

1 2 3 "Guayaquileñas en el municipio de su ciudad | La Revista | EL UNIVERSO". www.larevista.ec (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
↑ "Hechos destacados sobre derechos humanos que EL UNIVERSO informó durante 95 años". El Universo (in Spanish). 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
↑ Quintero, Rafael Torres; López, Rafael Quintero (2005). El mito del populismo: análisis de los fundamentos del Estado ecuatoriano moderno, 1895-1934 (in Spanish). Editorial Abya Yala. ISBN 978-9978-04-845-0.
↑ "Homenaje póstumo a la Dra. Bertha Valverde". El Universo (in Spanish). 14 July 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
1 2 "Fallece a los 89 años, Ángel Duarte Valverde, ex candidato presidencial – Periodico Expectativa – Noticias de Ibarra Imbabura Ecuador" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
↑ López Sánchez, Rafael Alfonso (2021). "Escuela de padres para la mejora de la comunicación familiar en los alumnos del 6to grado de la Escuela Bertha Valverde - Guayaquil Ecuador 2020". Repositorio Institucional - UCV.
↑ "Homenaje póstumo a la Dra. Bertha Valverde". El Universo (in Spanish). 14 July 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

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