Angela Altagracia "Tata" de Lannoy-Willems (31 May 1913 – 10 July 1983)Kanselarij der Nederlandse OrdenEerste vrouwelijk statenlid 1949 Knipselkrant Curacao, 5 April 2013 was a Curaçaoan politician. In 1949 she became the first female member of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.
Biography The 1949 elections to the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles were the first held under universal suffrage.Eerbetoon voor pionier ‘Tata’ De Lannoy-Willems Knipselkrant Curacao, 17 March 2014 Using the name De Lannoy-Elisabeth she was a candidate of the National People's Party.Amigoe di Curaçao, 12 February 1949 Initially she was not elected but a few months after the elections she succeeded M.F. da Costa Gomez and became the first female member of the Estates.Algemeen Handelsblad, 27 May 1949Vrouwenkiesrecht op de voormalige Nederlandse Antillen Atria, 2 May 2019 She was re-elected in 1950, remaining a member until 1954.1951: First female politician in Curaçao Curaçao History In 1951 she was also appointed to the Council of Ministers and was also elected to Curaçao Island Council.
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