▁as ▁' AC F ' ▁from ▁its ▁initial s ▁in ▁Spanish ), ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁tack ling ▁women ' s ▁problems . ▁The ▁group ▁supported ▁women ' s ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁rights , ▁and ▁believed ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁involve ▁and ▁inform ▁women ▁about ▁these ▁issues ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁their ▁personal ▁development . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁give ▁sem in ars , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁found ing ▁night ▁schools ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Labor ing ▁Women . ▁ ▁Gr oups ▁looking ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Civil ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁representation ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁American ▁Women ▁called ▁the ▁First ▁Fem in ine ▁Venez uel an ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁this ▁con gress , ▁deleg ates ▁discussed ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁and ▁their ▁dem ands . ▁Key ▁goals ▁were ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁a ▁reform ▁to ▁the ▁Civil ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct . ▁Ar ound ▁twelve ▁thousand ▁sign atures ▁were ▁collected ▁and ▁handed ▁to ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Congress , ▁which ▁reform ed ▁the ▁Civil ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁groups ▁supporting ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁being ▁Fem in ine ▁Action , ▁organized ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁women ▁att ained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁at ▁a ▁municipal ▁level . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a