Josefa Sánchez de González

Josefa Sánchez de González was a Dominican Republic teacher and politician.

In 1942 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, becoming one of the first group of Dominican Congresswomen.

A teacher by profession, Sánchez de González was a candidate in Santiago Province the 1942 general elections, the first after women were granted the right to vote.

[1][2] The following year, she served as General Secretary of the first Dominican Women's Congress.

[2] In 1945 she was appointed director of the women's section of the Dominican Party.