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Uruguayan Women's Suffrage Alliance

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The Uruguayan Women's Suffrage Alliance (Alianza Uruguaya por el Sufragio Femenino, or simply Alianza) was a Uruguayan women's suffrage organization. The Alianza was cofounded by Paulina Luisi in August 1919, breaking away from CONAMU to concentrate on pressing for women's suffrage. It was an affiliate of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance (IWSA).[1]

In 1929 the Alianza restated its programme, placing female legal equality as its number one goal, and relegating female suffrage to fifth place in its list of priorities.[2]

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  1. ^ Christine Ehrick (2005). The Shield of the Weak: Feminism and the State in Uruguay, 1903-1933. UNM Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-8263-3468-8.
  2. ^ Asunción Lavrin (1994). "Suffrage in South America: Arguing a Difficult Case". In Caroline Daley; Melanie Nolan (eds.). Suffrage and Beyond: International Feminist Perspectives. NYU Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-8147-1871-1.