What is María Elena Chapa?
'''María Elena Chapa Hernández''' (19 April 1944 – 9 August 2021) was a Mexican politician and women's rights activist. She was a member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]] from 1988 until 1991 and again from 2000 until 2003. Chapa was a [[Senate of Mexico|Senator]] from 1991 until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Librerias/pp_PerfilLegislador.php?Referencia=1076|title=Perfil del legislador|publisher=Sistema de Información Legislativa|access-date=9 August 2021|language=es}}</ref> Chapa died on 9 August 2021 in [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo Leon]] from [[cancer]] at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/ciencia-y-salud/sociedad/muere-maria-elena-chapa-titular-instituto-estatal-mujer|title=Muere María Elena Chapa, ex titular de Instituto Estatal de la Mujer|website=[[Milenio]]|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapa, Maria Elena}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Mexican politicians]] [[Category:Mexican activists]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Mexico]] {{bio-stub}}