Elena Caffarena Morice[a] (Latin American Spanish: [eˈlena kafaˈɾena]; March 23, 1903 - July 19, 2003)[2] was a Chilean lawyer, jurist and politician.

[3] When at college in her sophomore year she worked at Defensa Jurídica Gratuita (English: Free Legal Defense).

[6] MEMCh created a monthly bulletin called La Mujer Nueva that covers a range of topics from discussing the issues faced during daily life of women to international politics.

An example of this is when President González Videla was speaking to the Second National Congress of Women, Caffarena and her followers were in attendance.

At this point in the speech Caffarena interrupted and voiced her concerns, left in protest with a large group of women flowing her out.