Dolores Elizabeth “Lola” Chávez de Armijo

Doña Dolores Elizabeth "Lola" Chávez de Armijo (1858–1929) was the State Librarian of New Mexico from 1909 to 1917.

Career Chávez de Armijo, a prominent Republican in the region, was appointed to the position of State Librarian by Territorial Governor George Curry in 1909.

In 1912, William C. McDonald, the governor of New Mexico attempted to replace Chávez de Armijo with a Democrat, Mary Victory, a decision that was voted down by the Committee on Executive Communication. In response, McDonald brought a case to the Santa Fe District Court, claiming that women were unqualified to hold office under the constitution and laws of New Mexico. Chávez de Armijo then filed a lawsuit with the New Mexico Supreme Court (State v. De Armijo 1914-NMSC-021); the court ruled in her favor, allowing her to keep her position, and subsequent legislation gave women the right to hold appointed offices in New Mexico.

Chávez de Armijo continued to hold the role of State Librarian until her retirement in 1917.