Hilaria Supa Huamán, a Peruvian politician and human rights activist, served as a Congresswoman for Cusco from 2006 to 2016. Born in 1957, she witnessed the mistreatment of indigenous peoples under the hacienda system. Her grandfather, an advocate for farmer’s rights, was murdered in 1965. Supa became involved in community programs in the 1980s, providing free meals for impoverished children and advocating for land rights. She held leadership positions in various organizations, including the Women’s Federation of Anta, where she focused on education and health issues. Supa actively participated in international women’s rights meetings, promoting her Native Quechua language. Notably, Supa made history by taking her parliamentary oath in Quechua, becoming Peru’s first parliamentarian to do so. She raised awareness about her community’s struggles at the United Nations and served as president of the Education Commission in Congress. After her term, she returned to her community to reopen a healing center for forcibly sterilized women and their communities.