Compañeras: Zapatista Women's Stories

Compañeras: Zapatista Women's Stories
ISBN-10
1609805887
ISBN-13
9781609805883
Series
Compañeras
Category
History
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2015-02-24
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Author
Hilary Klein

Description

Compañeras 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 guerilla 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 ingrained hardships to strengthen their communities from within.

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