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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809199403321

Autore

Maloof Judy <1957->

Titolo

Voices of resistance : testimonies of Cuban and Chilean women / / edited and translated by Judy Maloof

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

0-8131-4813-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

972.9106/3

Soggetti

Government, Resistance to - Cuba - History - 20th century

Government, Resistance to - Chile - History - 20th century

Cuba Politics and government 1933-1959

Cuba Politics and government 1959-1990

Chile Politics and government 1973-1988

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Introduction: 'Women's Testimonies of Revolution and Repression; Cuba: Six Views of Revolution; 1. Women and the Cuban Revolution; 2. Naty Revuelta; CULTURAL WORKER; 3. Aida Pelayo; SCHOOL TEACHER AND REVOLUTIONARY; 4. Maria Antonia Carrillo; AFRO-CUBAN DANCE TROUPE DIRECTOR AND ARTIST; 5. Zoila Elisa Alfonso González; TOBACCO WORKER AND UNION ORGANIZER; 6. Nancy Morejón; AFRO-CUBAN POET AND JOURNALIST; 7. Belkis Vega; DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER; 8. Toward an Interpretation of Cuban Testimonies

Chile: Seven Voices of Opposition9. Chilean Women and Human Rights; 10. Elena Maureira; SPEAKER ON BEHALF OF THE DISAPPEARED; 11. Mirta Crocco; SOCIAL WORKER AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST; 12. Elena Pinilla; DOMESTIC WORKER AND POLITICAL MILITANT; 13. Alicia Oyarsún; MILITARY WIFE AND MOTHER OF POLITICAL PRISONER; 14. Rosa Alfaro; SECRETARY AND WIDOW OF SLAIN YOUTH LEADER; 15. Belinda Zubecueta; POLITICAL PRISONER; 16. Chiloé Sasso; STUDENT LIVING IN EXILE; 17. Political Awareness in Chilean Testimonies; Conclusion: Self-Fashioning through Narration; Notes; References;



Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H

IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Latin American women were among those who led the suffrage movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and their opposition to military dictatorships has galvanized more recent political movements throughout the region. But because of the continuous attempts to silence them, activists have struggled to make their voices heard. At the heart of  Voices of Resistance are the testimonies of thirteen women who fought for human rights and social justice in their communities. Some played significant roles in the Cuban Revolution of 1959, while others organized grassroots resistance to