of life, and women's rights workshops. It will not only affect Quiegolani but also other indigenous communities in Oaxaca. On December 6, 2008, QUIEGO organized the first forum in the history of the region to discuss the importance of women in community development and their right to access social programs. Shortly after the forum, the Secretariat of Agrarian Reform supported them with six exclusive productive projects for women, including a community pharmacy, a bakery, and a sewing project. In San Jose Quianitas, months later, women could vote and be candidates in their community. In November 2010 another successful forum for the freedom of indigenous women was held, organized by Eufrosina Cruz and QUIEGO. In 2009 Eufrosina was approached by several political parties to participate in elections for the federal Chamber of Deputies. The president of QUIEGO rejected the proposals and urged these same parties to the creation of mechanisms for the participation of women in municipalities governed by custom. In November 2010, Eufrosina Cruz was nominated as a candidate for deputy of the local congress for the PAN. When Gabino Cué Monteagudo (PAN) won the elections, Eufrosina was elected to the office of presidenta de la mesa directiva del congreso local (president of the board of the local congress), becoming the first indigenous woman to chair the state Congress of Oaxaca. On December 14 of the same year, Eufrosina was appointed as coordinator of indigenous affairs of the National Executive Committee of the PAN. References Living people Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Members of the Congress of Oaxaca Zapotec people 1979 births People from Oaxaca National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians Indigenous Mexican women 20th-century Native Americans 21st-century Native Americans