Graciela Lacoste
Graciela Lacoste | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1961 – 4 March 1971 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1902 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 4 March 1971 (aged 68) Viña del Mar, Chile |
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| Education | University of Chile (B.Sc.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Chemist, Pharmacist |
Graciela Lacoste Navarro (27 October 1902 – 4 March 1971) was a Chilean chemist, pharmacist, and politician. She served multiple terms as Deputy for the 6th Departmental Group (1961–1971) until her death in office.
A pioneer in women’s political participation, she co-founded the Civic Women’s Party and the Unión Femenina de Chile.
Biography
Born in Santiago in 1902, Lacoste studied at the Liceo No. 4 de Niñas and Colegio Santa Teresa before enrolling at the University of Chile, where she graduated as a pharmacist in 1927 with a thesis on the preparation of adrenaline. She later worked as a public health official and taught courses at the University of Chile in Valparaíso.
She was active in women’s organizations from the 1920s, helping to secure municipal suffrage in 1934 and representing Chile at the Inter-American Commission of Women in 1951. In 1959 she joined the Christian Democratic Party and was elected Deputy in 1961, being re-elected in 1965 and 1969. During her decade in Congress she sat on committees dealing with public health, housing, constitutional law, and justice.
She remained engaged in numerous civic associations and social initiatives. Lacoste died in Viña del Mar in March 1971, leading to a by-election won by Óscar Marín Socías.
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- 1902 births
- 1971 deaths
- Chilean chemists
- Chilean pharmacists
- University of Chile alumni
- Deputies of the XLIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the XLV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the XLVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians
- Chilean suffragists
- Women members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
- 20th-century chemists
- 20th-century women chemists
- 20th-century Chilean women politicians
