Tribunes and pamphlets: the first presidential campaign of the Socialist Party under the Sáenz Peña Law

This article explores the presidential campaign carried out by the Socialist Party (PS) in 1916 to understand the changes brought about by the so-called Sáenz Peña Law in Argentina. It concentrates on how men and women experienced electoral politics in a society shaped by the transformations that ch...

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Main Author: Palermo, Silvana Alejandra
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Centro de Estudios Avanzados 2016
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/restudios/article/view/15660
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Summary:This article explores the presidential campaign carried out by the Socialist Party (PS) in 1916 to understand the changes brought about by the so-called Sáenz Peña Law in Argentina. It concentrates on how men and women experienced electoral politics in a society shaped by the transformations that characterized the 1910s, both at local and international level. Taking into consideration perspectives from social and cultural history, it examines this case-study based on the information provided by La Vanguardia (LV), the official newspaper of the Socialist Party.