María Gómez Carbonell
María Gómez Carbonell | |
|---|---|
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 1942– | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1940–1944 | |
| In office 1955–1959 | |
| Constituency | La Habana Province |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1936–1940 | |
| Constituency | La Habana Province |
María Gómez Carbonell (June 29, 1903 – May 24, 1988) was a Cuban educator and politician. She was one of the first group of seven women elected to Congress, serving in the House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940. In 1940 she became the first woman to be elected to the Senate, and in 1942 was appointed Minister without portfolio, becoming the first woman in a Cuban cabinet. She founded Cruzada Educativa Cubana in 1962, as well as the Alliance of National Feminists.