Victoria Kent Siano fue una abogada y política republicana española. Fue
la primera mujer en intervenir ante un consejo de guerra en España.
Afiliada al Partido Republicano Radical Socialista (PRRS), fue elegida
en 1931 diputada de las Cortes Constituyentes por Madrid. En las
elecciones del 16 de febrero de 1936, Victoria Kent fue elegida diputada
por Jaén, en las listas de Izquierda Republicana (IR), que formaba
parte del Frente Popular.En una época en la que las mujeres apenas tenían intervención en la vida pública española, Victoria comenzó a romper las barreras al estudiar Derecho en la Universidad de Madrid, hacerse abogada (fue la primera mujer en ingresar en el Colegio de Abogados de Madrid en 1924, en plena dictadura de Primo de Rivera) y asumir la defensa de Álvaro de Albornoz ante el Tribunal Supremo de Guerra que le juzgó en 1930 por firmar un manifiesto republicano (fue la primera mujer del mundo que ejerció como abogada ante un tribunal militar).
Paradójicamente, a pesar de sus convicciones democráticas y feministas, Victoria Kent se opuso a la concesión del derecho de voto a las mujeres, pues creía que lo emplearían en un sentido conservador; y sostuvo una polémica al respecto con otra representante feminista en las Cortes republicanas, Clara Campoamor.
En la Guerra Civil (1936-39) fue enviada a París como secretaria de la embajada española (1937). Allí se quedó cuando las fuerzas de Franco derrotaron a la República e instauraron una dictadura reaccionaria en España. Poco después se vio sorprendida por el estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-45) y la invasión alemana de Francia, que le obligó a esconderse para no caer en manos de la Gestapo. Permaneció el resto de su vida exiliada en México y Estados Unidos, donde dirigió la revista de los exiliados españoles, Ibérica.Tras proclamarse la Segunda República (1931) se presentó a las elecciones por el Partido Radical Socialista y obtuvo un escaño de diputada en las Cortes constituyentes. El gobierno de Azaña le nombró directora general de Prisiones (1931-34), cargo desde el cual introdujo reformas para humanizar el sistema penitenciario: mejora de la alimentación de los reclusos, libertad de culto en las prisiones, ampliación de los permisos por razones familiares, creación de un cuerpo femenino de funcionarias de prisiones.
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Victoria Kent Siano was a Spanish lawyer and Republican politics. She was the first woman to intervene before a court martial in Spain. Affiliated (PRRS) Radical Socialist Republican Party, was elected in 1931 deputy of the Constituent Cortes by Madrid. In the elections of February 16, 1936, Victoria Kent was elected deputy for Jaen in the lists of Republican Left (IR), part of the Popular Front.
In a time when women had little involvement in the Spanish public life, Victoria began to break down barriers to study law at the University of Madrid, becoming a lawyer (she was the first woman to join the Bar Association of Madrid in 1924, during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera) and she assume the defense of Alvaro de Albornoz before the Supreme Court military that tried him in 1930 by signing a Republican manifest (she was the first woman in the world who practiced law before a military tribunal).
Paradoxically, despite its democratic and feminist convictions, Victoria Kent opposed the granting of voting rights to women, believing that it would use in a conservative way; and she had an argument about it with another feminist representative in the Republican Cortes, Clara Campoamor.
In the Civil War (1936-39) she was sent to Paris as secretary of the Spanish embassy (1937). There she stayed when Franco's forces defeated the Republic and established a reactionary dictatorship in Spain. Shortly after she was surprised by the outbreak of World War II (1939-45) and the German invasion of France, forcing her into hiding to avoid falling into the hands of the Gestapo. She spent the rest of his life in exile in Mexico and the United States, where she directed the magazine of the Spanish exiles, Iberian.
After proclaiming the Second Republic (1931) she was presented to the elections by the Radical Socialist Party and won a seat of deputy in the Constituent Assembly. The Azana government appointed her Director General of Prisons (1931-1934), a position from which she introduced reforms to humanize the prison system: improved feeding of prisoners, freedom of religion in prisons, extension of leave for family reasons , creation of a female body of prison officers.
Victoria Kent Siano was a Spanish lawyer and Republican politics. She was the first woman to intervene before a court martial in Spain. Affiliated (PRRS) Radical Socialist Republican Party, was elected in 1931 deputy of the Constituent Cortes by Madrid. In the elections of February 16, 1936, Victoria Kent was elected deputy for Jaen in the lists of Republican Left (IR), part of the Popular Front.
In a time when women had little involvement in the Spanish public life, Victoria began to break down barriers to study law at the University of Madrid, becoming a lawyer (she was the first woman to join the Bar Association of Madrid in 1924, during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera) and she assume the defense of Alvaro de Albornoz before the Supreme Court military that tried him in 1930 by signing a Republican manifest (she was the first woman in the world who practiced law before a military tribunal).
Paradoxically, despite its democratic and feminist convictions, Victoria Kent opposed the granting of voting rights to women, believing that it would use in a conservative way; and she had an argument about it with another feminist representative in the Republican Cortes, Clara Campoamor.
In the Civil War (1936-39) she was sent to Paris as secretary of the Spanish embassy (1937). There she stayed when Franco's forces defeated the Republic and established a reactionary dictatorship in Spain. Shortly after she was surprised by the outbreak of World War II (1939-45) and the German invasion of France, forcing her into hiding to avoid falling into the hands of the Gestapo. She spent the rest of his life in exile in Mexico and the United States, where she directed the magazine of the Spanish exiles, Iberian.
After proclaiming the Second Republic (1931) she was presented to the elections by the Radical Socialist Party and won a seat of deputy in the Constituent Assembly. The Azana government appointed her Director General of Prisons (1931-1934), a position from which she introduced reforms to humanize the prison system: improved feeding of prisoners, freedom of religion in prisons, extension of leave for family reasons , creation of a female body of prison officers.
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