Olga Maturana

Olga Maturana Espinosa (October 10, 1906 – July 16, 1973)[1] was a Chilean politician born in Santiago. Maturana worked as Councillor of Pichilemu in 1950, and became the first female Mayor of Pichilemu in 1951.[2][3]

Olga Maturana Espinosa
Mayor of Pichilemu
In office May 28, 1951 – May 17, 1953
Preceded by	Sergio Morales Retamal
Succeeded by	Sergio Morales Retamal
Personal details
Born	(1906-10-10)October 10, 1906 Santiago, Chile
Died	July 16, 1973(1973-07-16) (aged 66) Pichilemu, Chile
Nationality	Chilean
Spouse(s)	Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel
Children	5

Biography

Maturana was born on October 10, 1906 in Santiago, Chile.[1] Her parents were Arturo Maturana Zúñiga and Emma Espinosa Pedrada.[4]

Maturana married in 1926 Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel in Santiago when he was 20.[4] Maturana and Iturriaga moved to Pichilemu in 1932. Iturriaga was elected Mayor for three terms (1932–1935; 1941–1944; and 1956–1959),[1][5] and Maturana was elected Councillor of Pichilemu in 1950,[6] along with Carlos Echazarreta Larraín, Ricardo Ayala and Armando Caroca Rojas. Sergio Morales Retamal was elected Mayor, but he left the office in 1951.[5]

Olga Maturana succeeded Sergio Morales on May 28, 1951, and became the first female Mayor of Pichilemu, as an independent.[5][6] Her term ended on May 17, 1953.[5][7]

Maturana had five children with her husband Felipe Iturriaga.[1][3]

Maturana died on July 16, 1973 in Pichilemu, Chile at 66.[1]

Influence

As of 2008, only two women had occupied political offices in Pichilemu: Alicia López Galarce (Councillor from 1953 until 1956) and Olga Maturana.[8]

In 2008, 12 women enrolled to the municipal election. Only three of them were eventually elected as councillors: Marta Urzúa, Andrea Aranda and Viviana Parraguez.[9]

References

1. "Familia Iturriaga". genealog.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
2. Washington Saldías (6 February 2005). "Nunca es tarde para reiterar nuestras disculpas". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
3. Julio Retamal Favereau, Carlos Celis Atria, José Miguel de la Cerda Merino, Carlos Ruiz Rodíguez, and Francisco José Urzúa Prieto (2003). Familias Fundadoras de Chile, 1656-1700. El conjunto final. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Enrique Molina Canales (2004). "Monografía de la Casa Genealógica de los Yturriaga de Chile y sus Ramas Colaterales" (PDF) (in Spanish). genealog.cl. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
5. Washington Saldías (2 August 2007). "Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
6. Felícitas Klimpel Alvarado (1962). La mujer chilena (in Spanish). Editorial Andrés Bello. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
7. Retamal Favereau, Julio (2003). Familias fundadoras de Chile, 1656-1700: el conjunto final. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. p. 341. su hermano Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel fue alcalde, 1932-1935, 1941-1944 y 1956-1959, de Pichilemu, una de cuyas calles lleva su nombre, y Olga Maturana Espinoza, esposa de éste, fue también ahí elegida regidora, 1950, y alcaldesa, 1951-1953
8. Washington Saldías (3 August 2008). "Candidatas mujeres en Pichilemu alcanzan a 12 féminas con deseos de integrar el Concejo Municipal". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
9. "SISTEMA DE DESPLIEGUE DE COMPUTOS - MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR". elecciones.gob.cl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.

Political offices
Preceded by Sergio Morales Retamal	Mayor of Pichilemu 1951–1953	Succeeded by Sergio Morales Retamal