Another four females in representation of the out-standing ones were decorated with the Distinction 23 de Agosto: Josefina Torres Mora, president of the provincial subsidiary of the Economists' Association; Martha del Carmen García Orga, farmer; Mercedes Mendoza Ríos with over 30 years in works of the provincial Federation of Cuban Women and Nora Hernández Higarza, technique of social work in the municipality of Florida.

Eduardo López Leyva, member of the Provincial Bureau of the Party, on having pronounced the central words of the homage, congratulated the recognized ones since they synthesized the example of hundreds of thousands of women of this province, opportunity in which he did a historical inventory of the feminine participation in the Cuban history, where examples like those of Mariana Grajales, Ana Betancourt, Vilma Espín, Celia Sánchez... are imperishable.

In the ceremony were also present leaders of the Federation of Cuban Women in the province headed by Anielka Fernández, its general secretary.

Translated by BA in English Language, Manuel Barrera Téllez

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