Olga Poblete
/Overview
Olga Poblete de Espinosa born Tacna, Chile May 21, 1908 (d. 1999). Chilean peace activist; professor of world history and education; feminist “founding matriarch” of Movement for Emancipation of Women (MEMCH); demonstrated against dictator Ibañez 1931; opposed nuclear weapons 1946; founded Chilean peace movement 1950; its president 1960; World Peace Council gold medal 1959; secretary World Peace Council for Latin America 1961; organized Latin-American Conference for National Sovereignty, Economic Emancipation, and Peace 1961; Lenin Peace Prize 1962; openly opposed Pinochet dictatorship 1973.
Quotations
“Work more with the heart than with the brain.” (cimacnoticias 2094; photo dedaldeoro.cl)