Klein, Hilary, author.
New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2015]
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Notes:
- Compañ̃eras is the untold story of women’s involvement in the Zapatista movement, the indigenous rebellion that has inspired grassroots activists around the world for over two decades. Gathered here are the stories of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who became guerrilla insurgents and political leaders, educators and healers — who worked collectively to construct a new society of dignity and justice. Compañeras shows us how, after centuries of oppression, a few voices of dissent became a force of thousands, how a woman once confined to her kitchen rose to conduct peace negotiations with the Mexican government, and how hundreds of women overcame engrained hardships to strengthen their communities from within — Provided by publisher.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Mothers and grandmothers — The courage to organize — Rebels on many fronts — Land and freedom — Dialogue and resistance — Women’s spaces, women role models — Autonomy — Transformation and evolution — Beyond chiapas.
Subjects:
- Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Mexico)
- Women — Political activity — Mexico — History — 20th century.
- Women revolutionaries — Mexico — History — 20th century.
Requested by Towle, J. & Lansing, M.