Feminism for the Americas : the making of an international human rights movement

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"... Reveals the story of six dynamic women who drove Pan-American feminism from the 1920s-1940s: Uruguayan Paulina Luisi, Brazilian Bertha Lutz, Chilean Marta Vergara, Cuban Ofelia Dominguez Navarro, Panamanian Clara Gonzalez, and U.S. citizen Doris Stevens. The deep friendships and intense rivalries among these women during an era marked by imperialism, racism, and fascism gave rise to a feminism sensitive to multiple forms of oppression. This...

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Anti-imperialist movements History 20th century

Domínguez Navarro, Ofelia, 1894-1976

Feminism Latin America History 20th century

Feminism Social aspects Latin America

Feminism Social aspects United States

Feminism United States History 20th century

González, Clara, 1900-1990

Luisi, Paulina

Lutz, Bertha, 1894-1976

Stevens, Doris, 1888-1963

Vergara, Marta

Women's rights Latin America

Women's rights United States

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Gender & American culture Gender and American culture

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ISBN:

9781469649696

Description:

354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-339) and index

Contents:

Feminismo americano
A new force in the history of the world
The anti-imperialist origins of international women's rights
Feminismo práctico
The great feminist battle of Montevideo
The birth of popular front Pan-American feminism
United fronts for women's rights and for human rights
Mobilizing women's rights as human rights
The Latin American contribution to the constitution of the world
History and human rights

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2018031111

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2695692

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