Graciela Quan

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quan and the second or maternal family name is Valenzuela.
Graciela Quan Valenzuela
Born
Graciela Quan Valenzuela

5 January 1911
Guatemala
Died22 January 1999(1999-01-22) (aged 88)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
OccupationsLawyer, women's rights activist, suffragette, diplomat
Years active1943–1999

Graciela Quan Valenzuela (5 January 1911 – 22 January 1999) was a Guatemalan lawyer and activist. She campaigned for women's suffrage, writing a draft proposal for Guatemala's enfranchisement law. She was also a social worker, adviser to the President of Guatemala, delegate to the United Nations and the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women.

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