Emar Acosta (La Rioja, August 20, 1904 - San Juan, October 24, 1965) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who served as judge and provincial legislator, and was the first female person to be elected to a position elective in Latin America.
Her management was marked by continuous conflicts, and she was arrested several times, in clear violation of her parliamentary immunity.
Through her all life, she fought for the rights of women, problems of Argentine women, poor, thus founding the Association of Civic Culture of San Juan Women and many others.