3 8 ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁reform ing ▁the ▁legal ▁code , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁President ▁A ros em ena . ▁In ▁July , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁laws ▁had ▁been ▁passed ▁which ▁effectively ▁took ▁away ▁Pan aman ian ▁women ' s ▁citizens hip , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁offering ▁them ▁limited ▁voting ▁rights ▁in ▁provincial ▁coun c ils , ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁liter ate . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁against ▁Arn ul fo ▁A rias ▁led ▁to ▁inst ability ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁Constitution al ▁Assembly . ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁González ▁founded ▁the ▁Party , ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Union , ▁() ▁( UN M ) ▁with ▁Camp od ón ico ▁on ▁the ▁administrative ▁board . ▁González , ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁UN M ▁ran ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁delegate ▁in ▁the ▁assembly . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁a ▁seat , ▁but ▁G umer c inda ▁P á ez ▁and ▁Est her ▁Ne ira ▁de ▁Cal vo ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Assembly ▁and ▁finally ▁women ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁R oles ▁in ▁government ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁Camp od ón ico ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁UN M ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁legal ▁representative ▁for ▁several ▁trade ▁un ions ▁including ▁the ▁Pan aman ian ▁Te ach ers ▁Union . ▁In ▁ 1