María Guadalupe Evangelina de López (1881-1977)[1] was an American activist in the Women's suffrage movement in California.

[3] Members of his family occupied the house until 1964, and when María de Lopez retired she lived in her ancestral adobe.

[4] When their father died in 1904, both sisters returned home to San Gabriel to live with their mother, and they supported her financially by working as Spanish teachers.

On October 3, 1911, the Votes for Women Club held a large rally at the plaza, which featured María de López giving her speech in Spanish.

[9] That year she published an article in the Los Angeles Herald calling for equal rights for women and men as foundational in a democracy.

"[5] María de López is credited as the first person to make speeches in California on equal suffrage in the Spanish language.

[5] During World War I, María de López temporarily gave up her teaching job and moved to New York City.