Irene Silva de Santolalla

Irene Silva de Santolalla (May 10, 1902 – July 30, 1992) was a Peruvian writer, educator and politician. She was the first woman to be elected to the Senate of Peru.

She contributed an article to the Argentinian child psychology magazine Hijo mío…! in 1938. This led to further contributions to that magazine, as well as other similar publications such as Margarita in Chile and Personalidad y cultura mental in Cuba. In 1940, she published a collection of these articles Por la felicidad de nuestros hijos ("For our children's happiness"). In 1943, she published Hacia un mundo mejor ("Towards a better world"), a book of advice for parents.

She served as an advisor to UNICEF and UNESCO.

She died at home in Lima at the age of 90 after a long illness.