Alicia Cañas Zañartu (Paris, France, August 1901 – Santiago, Chile, March 27, 2002) was a Chilean politician. In 1935, she was one of the first women elected to public office by popular vote in the country. Through this vote, became the first woman mayor in Providencia, and one of the first woman elected mayor in Chilean history after Aída Nuño in San Felipe and Hermogénita Hermosilla in Quilleco. She was the daughter-in-law of Juan Luis Sanfuentes, President of Chile.
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Alicia Cañas Zañartu (Paris, France, August 1901 – Santiago, Chile, March 27, 2002) was a Chilean politician. In 1935, she was one of the first women elected to public office by popular vote in the country. Through this vote, became the first woman mayor in Providencia, and one of the first woman elected mayor in Chilean history after Aída Nuño in San Felipe and Hermogénita Hermosilla in Quilleco. She was the daughter-in-law of Juan Luis Sanfuentes, President of Chile.
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