Cecilia Barraniz

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1829  -  Caracas  -  Unknown  -  She married Pedro Villalobos.
1836  -  Caracas  -  Unknown  -  She went to court to defend her right to earn a living.

Connections:

Actresses
Women's rights
Women, used legal system

Biography:
An actress from Caracas, she married Pedro Villalobos in 1829. In 1836 she went to the courts to divorce him for abuse. She had supported him for seven years, but he wanted her to stop working. She successfully obtained the right to earn money to support herself. (Díaz, 166)

References:

Díaz, Arlene J. (2004) Female Citizens, Patriarchs and the Law in Venezuela, 1796-1904