Prudencia Ayala

Prudencia Ayala was an indigenous woman, writer, social activist and in 1930, she dared to run for president, in a time when women couldn't even vote in El Salvador (or in all of Latin America).

In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about an amazing woman who made history by daring to run.

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Sources:

https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/she-dared-to-run-the-unlikely-story-of-prudencia-ayala/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudencia_Ayala

https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185743/http://www.eldiariony.com/especiales/90/detail.aspx?id=700214&SectionId=46

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