Celinda Arregui

Celinda Arregui de Rodicio (July 25, 1864April 1941) was a Chilean feminist politician, writer, teacher and suffrage activist best known for her work in favor of the rights of women in the political, social and civil spheres in Chile.

Early life Celinda Adela Arregui Quezada was born in Santiago, July 25, 1864. She was the daughter of Balbino Arregui and Isabel Quezada.

In 1926, she was one of the founders of the Partido Demócrata Femenino (Women's Democratic Party) along with Rebeca Varas, E. Brady, and Gabriela Barros, among others;

She also organized the Congreso Interamericano de Mujeres (Inter-American Congress of Women) held in Santiago in 1929.

Selected works Manual de telegrafía eléctrica, teórico práctico: con los últimos adelantos sobre la telegrafía sin hilos para los estudiantes del ramo (Valparaíso: Impr. Gillet, 1901). La telegrafia sin hilos: sistema Marconi y Telefunken prácticamente al alcance de todos (Santiago: Editorial Zig-Zag, 1916). Los niños vagabundos y la criminalidad infantil (1918). Laborando (Santiago: Impr. Cervantes, 1921).