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Bertha 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. LifeValverde 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 obstetician. 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 legacyShe died in 1988[1] and she 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
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