Word: senora
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Since the law was laid down in the regime of Queen Juana the Crazy* back in 1505, Spanish women have made few advances in their rights and privileges. Only married or widowed Spanish women may vote. Without her husband's written consent, a senora may not inherit property, may not manage money or businesses, may not witness a will, or may not take a job. She may get a legal separation from her husband only if she leaves her home (it belongs to the man, even if purchased with the wife's-dowry), and surrenders all children older...
...impassioned columnist in A.B.C., "paid with her life for the injustices of law made by man for men . . . Let her sacrifices bear the fruits of much-needed revision of our entire legal system giving women the rights they are entitled to in modern society." The column was written by Senora Mercedes Formica, beautiful and intelligent daughter of a prominent Andalusian family, and one of the few Spanish women who have climbed past restrictions and triumphed over taboos to achieve a career (a successful law practice). From all over Spain hundreds of letters poured into A.B.C., most of them agreeing with...
...Senora de Orozco, widow of the late Mexican painter Jose Clemente Orozco, opened an exhibition containing over 200 of the noted artist's works yesterday at the Fogg Museum...
...dated last December, in which the Argentine firm of Ballester Molina contracted to deliver, for $580,000. a consignment of 5,000 automatic pistols and 2,000 carbines to the Eva Perón Social Aid Foundation. El Ciudadano somberly pointed out that such toys were obviously not for Senora Perón's famed Children's Village, nor for her junior soccer tournament...
Sobbing, she thanked her descamisados for standing by the President, and asked God to give back "the health I've lost." It was the voice of a different woman-weak, strained, husky. Afterward an announcer, weeping, read a hastily composed communique stating that Senora Perón was suffering from advanced anemia. At week's end she was given more transfusions. Her recovery, it was announced, "will take a long time...