Elena Inés Mederos y Cabañas de González was a Cuban human rights and women's rights activist, a feminist, defender of the LGBTQ+ community and social reformer. She was the first Minister of Social Work in Cuba.
Early and personal life
Mederos was born in Havana on 13 January 13, 1900. Her father, a well-to-do tobacco merchant, gave Mederos and her sister tobacco estates, which allowed each of the daughters to live a comfortable life without dependence on a husband for financial support. Her education included a Ph.D. in pharmacology. She married Hilario González Arrieta, a young lawyer, in 1924. == Work ==
Work
The Sixth Pan American Union conference was held in 1928 in Havana. Attended by a large assembly of Cuban women led by Mederos, the conference established the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM). Representing Cuba, Mederos was a member of the first CIM conference which met in Havana in 1930. In September 1959, Mederos served for five months as first Minister of Social Work in Cuba, The Elena Mederos Award was established in her honor by the NACAW. ==References==