Dori Parra de Orellana

Elena Dorila (nickname, "Dori") Parra Pinellaux was the daughter of Miguel Parra and Dorila Pinellaux González, who in turn was the daughter of the French immigrant Nicholas Pinellaux, a marriage that had nine children. The family lived in a large house on the outskirts of Barquisimeto. In 1932, her mother died at the age of 49, when Parra was nine. She studied high school. Later, she studied commerce at the Academia Diplomática Andrés Bello. She was elected as a deputy to the National Congress for the Acción Democrática party in December 1947, when she was 25 years old, being the first elections where women could vote and run as candidates. During her legislative period, she stood out for her role in the fight for women's political rights. On November 24, 1948, President Rómulo Gallegos was overthrown by a coup, after which Parra joined the resistance against the de facto government. ==Personal life==

Parra married Miguel Ángel Escalona García when they were both 16 years of age, and with him, she had her only son, Hugo Rafael Escalona Parra. The marriage broke up and she later married the Tocuyano doctor, Fortunato Orellana Anzola. ==See also==