death_date death_place years_active birth_place nationality name birth_date notable_works article_title birth_name occupation
22 january 1999 guatemala city , guatemala 1943 -- 1999 guatemala guatemalan graciela quan ca. 1920 first female lawyer graciela quan
 graciela quan valenzuela lawyer diplomat , women 's rights activist , suffragette ,
graciela quan

graciela quan valenzuela was the first female guatemalan lawyer and an active suffragette , writing a draft proposal for guatemala 's enfranchisement law .
she was a social worker , adviser to the president of guatemala , delegate to the united nations and the president of the inter-american commission of women .
