Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Essential Components
Combination of feminine and feminist ideals Groups of middle class or working class women who organize for various reasons Basic goals:
Reforms of the Civil Code: marriage, divorce, custody of children, elimination of discrimination against illegitimate children (not universally supported by all feminists), end discriminatory adultery provisions Access to education Freedom to seek public employment Suffrage Reproductive rights
Feminist Components
Access to education SuffrageWhy less important than education? Literacy requirements Nature of political systems Formation of all female political parties an answer for some: Argentina (1918); Brazil (1910), Chile 1922, 1924), Cuba (1914), Panama, (1923) Often achieved at the municipal level before the national level Often obtained in the midst of social and political change as in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela Sometimes obtained during dictatorships: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua Paraguay
Feminist Congresses: 1910 Feminine Congress, Buenos Aires Pan American Womens Congresses (1922, Chile; 1924, Peru, International Feminine Congress, Colombia 1930 Activities of InterAmerican Womens Commission, 1930-on Activities of Pan American Child Congresses 1916-on Represent Latin Americas First Wave of Feminism
Case Studies-Cuba
Unlike other areas of Latin America, Cuba did not win independence until 1898 Thereafter under the tutelage of the United States (Platt Amendment) 90 Miles away from the US and a clear antiAmerican feeling existed Feminist Movement had a dilemma about how to align themselves with the US feminist movement, and US feminists were often very wary of Cuban feminists
Cuban Feminists Mariblanca Sabas Alom, Mara Dolores Machin, Grace Thompson-Seton and Ofelia Rodrguez Acosta
Feminism in Uruguay
Impact of Argentina
Similar events occurred in Argentina, a larger and more populous country Educated women travelled across the Ro de la Plata and supported each others activities. Also encouraged women to participate in international groups. And both countries encouraged European immigration that brought not only professionals, but also working-class people influenced by Anarchism, Socialism, and Syndicalism. Initially women of both groups rebuffed by Batlle y Ordoez first government from 1906-1910, particularly the Catholic womens groups, as his government was anti-clerical. Liberal womens groups began to form at this time, and one group even published a newspaper.
Liberal Feminism
Began to emerge in 1916 after the passive of universal male suffrage. Thus women began to band together to push for female suffrage which they got in 1932. Also battled against white slavery under the guidance of Paulina Luisi.