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Author Stephen, Lynn.

Title Women and social movements in Latin America : power from below / Lynn Stephen.

Publication Info. Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.42098 S828W    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 332 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-318) and index.
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction: Gender and Politics, Experience and Structure -- Pt. 1. El Salvador. Ch. 2. Women's Rights Are Human Rights: The Merging of Feminine and Feminist Interests among El Salvador's Mothers of the Disappeared (CO-MADRES). Ch. 3. Women for Dignity and Life: The Emergence of Feminisms from El Salvador's Revolutionary Left -- Interview: Morena Herrera - Women for Dignity and Life -- Pt. II. Mexico. Ch. 4. The Politics of Urban Survival: The Women's Regional Council of the CONAMUP, Mexico -- Interview: Irene Soto - Women's Regional Council of the CONAMUP. Ch. 5. The Unintended Consequences of "Traditional" Women's Organizing: The Women's Council of the Lazaro Cardenas Ejido Union, Nayarit -- Interview: Dona Kata Moreno and Aurora Cruz - Lazaro Cardenas Ejido Union -- Pt. III. Brazil. Ch. 6. Class, Gender, and Autonomy: The Rural Women Workers' Movement of Southern Brazil -- Interview: Gessi Bones and Marlene Pasquali - Rural Women Worker's Movement -- Pt. IV. Chile. Ch. 7. Sweet and Sour Grapes: The Struggles of Seasonal Women Workers in Chile -- Interview: Antonia Gomez - Industry Union of Seasonal and Permanent Workers of Santa Maria. Ch. 8. Conclusions: Women in Action.
Subject Women in development -- Latin America -- Case studies.
Social movements -- Latin America -- Case studies.
Feminism -- Latin America -- Case studies.
Women's rights -- Latin America -- Case studies.
Women -- Latin America -- Interviews.
ISBN 0292777159 alkaline paper
9780292777156 alkaline paper
0292777167 paperback alkaline paper
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1899365281
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