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Women's Journal No. 5

The Latin American Women's Movement

Reflections and Actions

The Latin American Women's Movement was compiled and translated by Miranda Davies in Rome in collaboration with the Isis International office in Santiago, Chile, and Ana Maria Portugal from the Rora Tristan Center in Peru.
Copyright © Isis International, 1986.
Copyedited by Kathy Selvaggio
Design by Porise Lo
Printed by Tipografica Leberit
Photo and illustration credits: p. 6/7, 33 - Nair Benedicto / Agenda F4; p. 8 - Eduardo Simoes; p. 11 - Maria Eugenia Jelincic; p. 13 - Piero Ravagli; p. 14,36 - Luda Salinas; p. 19,71- Aivaro Hoppe; p. 20 - IXQUIC, Guatemala; p. 23 - Cindy Fredericks/LNS; p. 27 - La Cacerola, Uruguay; p. 34,52 - Vera Simonetti / Agenda F4; p. 59, 62, 63 - Asociad6n Amauta, Peru; p. 60 - Carlos Sanchez, FAO; p. 66, 67 - Manushi, India; p. 68 - Sketch by Jolly, Manushi,India; p. 69 - Designed by Chandralekha, FFHC, 1983; p. 70 - ILO; p. 73 - Patrizia Giovannetti.

 

  Introduction: On Being a Feminist in Latin America
Ana Maria Portugal
  5
  Feminism and Politics in our Countries    
  In Chile Every Day is a "March 8"
Interview with Rafaella Lamberti
Maria Eugenia Jelincic
  10
  The Women's Movement in Argentina: Balance and Strategies
Silvia Chester
  15
  Guatemalan Women Have Always Participated
Interview with a Companera from the National Liberation Movement
  20
  Women's Involvement in the Democratic Process in Uruguay
Carmen Tornaria
  24
  Women, Vote For Yourselves! Reflections on a Feminist Election Campaign
Virginia Vargas
  28
  Strategies for Change    
  Latin American and Caribbean Feminism: A Multiple Challenge
Interview with Magaly Pineda
Margarita Cordero
  36
  Women's Centers, Spaces for Women
Roxanna Carrillo
  40
  Spreading the Word through Comic Strips   45
  Our Experiences of Organizing    
  La Revuelta: A Testimony of Ten Years of Feminist Work
Berta Hiriart
  54
  Working with Women
The Manuela Ramos Movement
  58
  Towards a Global Perspective    
  Indian Women on the Warpath
A Profile of Women's Struggles in the Recent Past
Vibhuti Patel
  66
  Bringing the Global Home
Charlotte Bunch
  71
  Resources   77