Aurora Jiménez de Palacios

Aurora Jiménez de Palacios (December 9, 1922 – April 15, 1958) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who became the first female federal deputy in Mexico.[1][2]

Aurora Jiménez de Palacios
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Baja California′s at-large district
In office
September 7, 1954 – August 31, 1955
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born(1922-12-09)December 9, 1922
Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico
DiedApril 15, 1958(1958-04-15) (aged 32)
Cause of deathPlane crash
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party

In 1937 she participated in the formation of the Confederation of Mexican Workers, in Culiacán, Sinaloa.[3]

She was a graduate of the University of Guadalajara in 1947.[1] Also in 1947, Martha Aurora married José Cruz Palacios Sánchez and changed her residence to the city of Mexicali, where her husband was originally from.[4]

Later she represented Baja California as a federal deputy in the 42nd Legislature.[5][6] She was the first female federal deputy in Mexico.[1]

She was killed in a plane crash on April 15, 1958.[3]

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