Clara Campoamor

Clara Campoamor
Campoamor in 1930
Born	Clara Campoamor Rodríguez (1888-02-12)12 February 1888 Madrid, Spain
Died	30 April 1972(1972-04-30) (aged 84) Lausanne, Switzerland
Nationality	Spanish
Alma mater	University of Madrid
Occupations	Politician lawyer writer
Years active	1929 – 1972
Known for	Feminism activism Women's suffrage

Clara Campoamor Rodríguez (12 February 1888 – 30 April 1972) was a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer, considered by some the mother of the Spanish feminist movement. She was one of the main promoters for women's suffrage in Spain, included in the Spanish Constitution of 1931 in part owing to her advocacy.

She was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1931, before women were allowed to vote themselves. She later lost her parliamentary seat and briefly served as a government minister, before fleeing the country during the Spanish Civil War. Campoamor died in exile in Switzerland, and was later buried at the Polloe Cemetery in San Sebastian, Spain.^[1]