Fidelia Brindis Camacho
Fidelia Brindis Camacho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1889 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Died | 26 July 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | teacher, journalist, suffragist, women's rights activist and politician |
| Organization(s) | Assembly of the United Front for the Defence of Women's Interests Pan-American League for the Advancement of Women |
Fidelia Brindis Camacho (22 November 1889 – 26 July 1972) was a Mexican teacher, journalist, suffragist, women's rights activist and politician.
Biography
Brindis Camacho was born on 22 November 1889 in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas, Mexico.[1][2] She was educated at the Tuxtla Gutiérrez Teacher Training College.[3]
She moved to live and work in Mexico City,[1] where she worked as a teacher for 43 years.[4] During this time, she campaigned for the movements to create teachers' insurance and the Civil Pensions Directorate.[1]
As an activist, Brindis Camacho also participated in the Assembly of the United Front for the Defence of Women's Interests.[1] She campaigned for women's suffrage in the state of Chiapas.[4] She was a delegate to the Convention of the Pan-American League for the Advancement of Women.[5]
Alongside teaching and activism, Brindis Camacho was the first woman to become a journalist in Mexico. On 18 July 1919, Brindis Camacho also founded and became the editor of the first Mexican feminist newspaper, El Altruista.[5] She was imprisoned for distributing a speech by Belisario Domínguez.[6]
Brindis Camacho became the first female councillor in the municipality of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa in 1969.[6]
Death and legacy
Brindis Camacho died on 26 July 1972.
A preschool in Palenque, Chiapas, is named in her honour.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Martínez, Alma (23 November 2021). "Fidelia Brindis, pionera del movimiento feminista y primera mujer periodista". Chiapasparalelo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Pouwels, Joel Bollinger (2006). Political Journalism by Mexican Women During the Age of Revolution, 1876-1940. E. Mellen Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7734-5874-1.
- ^ Santiago, Edgar Robledo (2000). Valores humanos de Chiapas (in Spanish). Autor. p. 199.
- ^ a b Simone, Olimpia y (16 May 2020). "Tres maestras en la historia que revolucionaron el aprendizaje de niñas y niños". Voces Feministas (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b "ARCHIVO GENERAL DEL ESTADO". age.chiapas.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Recuerdan a Fidelia Brindis - El Heraldo de Chiapas | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Chiapas y el Mundo". oem.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Fidelia Brindis Camacho - Escuela Preescolar General - Palenque - Chiapas". estudia (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2025.