Rosa Markmann

Rosa Markmann Reijer (July 30, 1907 – June 12, 2009) was the Chilean First Lady from 1946 to 1952, during the presidency of her husband, Gabriel González Videla.

In 1947, Rosa Markmann announced the creation of the National Association of Housewives, whose chief purpose was to prevent speculation in basic subsistence goods among producers, distributors and retailers.

Markmann then began to patronize a number of women's organizations and to express her support for female suffrage.

During her husband's presidency, Rosa became a fashion symbol for women all over the country, nicknamed "The Chilean Eva Perón".

Markmann died, 101 years old, on June 12, 2009, in her mansion in Las Condes, Santiago de Chile.

Rosa Markmann and her husband, President Gabriel González Videla .
Photograph of Gabriel González Videla and Rosa Markmann's marriage (1926).