Carlota Ramos de Santolaya

Carlota Ramos de Santolaya (1910–1994) was a Peruvian poet and politician.

In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress, serving until 1962.

She became a poet and entertainer, and was the first president of the Piura Artistic Literary Group.

[1] After women gained the right to vote and stand as candidates, she contested the 1956 Chamber of Deputies elections as a Pradist Democratic Movement candidate in Piura, and was one of nine women elected to Congress.

[1] She remained a member of Congress until 1962 and later became mayor of Piura in 1976.