Bertha Hernández de Ospina
| Bertha Hernández de Ospina | |
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| Bertha with Mariano Ospina Pérez during the inauguration on 7 August 1946
Bertha with Mariano Ospina Pérez during the inauguration on 7 August 1946
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 1970 – 20 July 1974 | |
| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role 7 August 1946 – 7 August 1950 | |
| President | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| Preceded by | Bertha Puga de Lleras |
| Succeeded by | María Hurtado de Gómez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bertha Hernández Fernández 17 April 1907 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Died | 11 September 1993 (aged 86) Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Mariano Ospina Pérez (m. 1946; died 1976) |
| Children | Mariano Rodrigo Fernando Gonzalo María Clara |
Bertha Hernández de Ospina (née Hernández Fernández; 17 April 1907 – 11 September 1993)[1] was a Colombian politician, writer, columnist, and civil leader for women's rights. She served as First Lady of Colombia from 1946 to 1950 as the wife of President Mariano Ospina Pérez[2] and later as Senator of Colombia from 1970 to 1974.
Hernández de Ospina is the second most influential first lady in Colombian political life after Soledad Román de Núñez (wife of Rafael Núñez). Bertha was also one of the members of the Colombian suffrage movement founded in 1954, alongside prominent figures like Josefina Valencia (First woman Minister of Colombia) and Esmeralda Arboleda (First woman congresswoman of Colombia).[3]
Personal life
Bertha Hernández Fernández was born on 17 April 1907 in Medellín, Antioquia, to Antonio María Hernández Suárez and Mercedes Fernández Echavarría. She married Mariano Ospina Pérez on 18 July 1926 at the Christian Brothers Chapel in Medellín.[4] Together, they had five children: Mariano, Rodrigo, Fernando, Gonzalo, and María Clara.
References
- Back to citation "Bertha Hernández de Ospina, ex senadora colombiana" [Bertha Hernández de Ospina, former Colombian senator]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid: 0211-9366. 15 September 1993. ISSN 0211-9366. OCLC 12670792. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- Back to citation Ríos Peñaloza, Gilma (1 August 1996). "Primeras Damas del Siglo XX" [First Ladies of the 20th Century]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (80). Bogotá: Colombia, Bank of the Republic. ISSN 0121-3296. OCLC 39236834. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- Back to citation Colombia, National Directorate for Women´s Equity (1998). 40 años del voto de la mujer en Colombia (in Spanish). Bogotá. ISBN 978-958-96123-6-1.
- Back to citation Ospina Hernández, María Clara (1998). Doña Bertha (in Spanish). Bogotá: Planeta Colombiana Ed. p. 53. ISBN 978-958-614-682-1. OCLC 253303869.