Irma Avegno was the daughter of Emilio Avegno and María de Ávila, according to her birth certificate. She belonged to a wealthy family linked to the land and, politically, to the
Colorado Party. Her father was deputy of that party for
Artigas Department, and her uncle, Dr. José Romeu, was Secretary of State, both during the second government of
José Batlle y Ordóñez. She was considered in her own time as a liberal and transgressive person, since she dedicated herself to financial business (she was a
moneylender) and to activities traditionally reserved for men, such as betting on horse races. Her openly stated
homosexual orientation, which could only be recognized implicitly at the time, also contributed to that perception. ==Death==