death_date death_place years_active birth_place other_names nationality name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
02 june 1986 mexico city , mexico 1929 -- 1980 santander jiménez , jiménez , tamaulipas , mexico amalia de castillo ledón mexican amalia gonzález caballero de castillo ledón 18 august 1898 amalia gonzález caballero de castillo ledón.jpg amalia gonzález caballero de castillo ledón
 amalia gonzález caballero diplomat journalist , writer , cabinet minister , feminist , suffragette ,
amalia gonzález caballero de castillo ledón

amalia gonzález caballero de castillo ledón -lrb- 1898 - 1986 -rrb- was a diplomat , cabinet minister , minister plenipotentiary , writer , president of the supreme court of justice of the nation , and the first female member of a presidential cabinet .
after studying at the national autonomous university of mexico , she distinguished herself by fighting in favor of women .
she was founder and chair of club internacional de mujeres -lrb- 1932 -rrb- and the ateneo mexicano de mujeres -lrb- 1937 -rrb- .
she also founded the teatro de masas .
in the early 1940s , she was associated with the journal `` hogar '' and in 1946-52 , castillo ledón was a columnist for `` excelsior '' .
she worked for securing women 's voting in 1952 .
since 2012 , her remains rest in the rotonda de las personas ilustres .
