ISBN:
9780786445264
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (261 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Women of Yucatan : Thirty Who Dare to Change Their World
DDC:
305.48
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
In the strongly patriarchal society of the Mexican state of Yucatan, it''s not surprising that few women have dared to challenge the gender inequalities set against them at birth. They live in an environment where rape can be forgotten as a crime if the victim agrees to marry her aggressor and where negative pregnancy tests are often a prerequisite for employment in the maquiladora factories. This book profiles 30 women who have dared to challenge such injustices and dramatically transform their situations. From local theatre directors and choreographers to civic leaders and politicians, each
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover ; Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Introduction-Yucatecan Women Breaking Out of the Box ; 1-The Voices in Women of Yucatán ; 2-Because They Could Not Stand It ; Aurea Castillo Vela, Watching, Hawking for a Way Out ; Betti Celis, to the Chase ... Against Really Big Windmills ; Sabina Couoh, Over the Fence and Not Looking Back ; Abigail Huc, Making the Earth Shake ; Margarita Cavajal Flores and Rita Poot Alcocer, Under the Tamarind Tree ; Blanca Ayala Tuyub, Rebels in the Choir Loft ; Cristobalino Téllez Navarro, Bringing in the Sheep ; 3-Going Where Women Never Dared ...
Description / Table of Contents:
Nancy Rocha Reyes, Smell of the Stage Isabel Pérez Ortega, Hope on Two Wheels, Sometimes Four ; Graciela Torres, a Fish, a Stone, a Door, or a Dance ; Blanca González Rodríguez, to Dream a Museum ; María Luisa Rojas, Pushing Boulders and Raising a Ruckus ; Lourdes Cabrera Ruiz and Svetlana Larroche, the Lily and the Sword ; 4-Daring to Do It Better ; Amanda Baquedano, a Kilo of Frijol ; Dulce María Sauri, A Woman Who Knows Latin ; Ana Rosa Payán, Learning to Speak in Public ; Blanca Estrada, Oh, Sweet Promises of Rebellion ; Rita Novelo, One Kerosene Lamp and 72 Light Posts
Description / Table of Contents:
Margarita De La Luz Tec Barrera, Seguir Adelante ... to Move Ahead 5-Daring to Stand for Justice ; Patricia Mccarty Cabellero, Echoes from Across the Mountains ; Cristina Muñoz and Nancy Walker, Chasing Justice by Leaps and Bounds ; Sandra Peniche, Maybe Actions Speak Louder Than Words, but Words Linger ; Marisol Vargas, On My Honor I Will Try ; Sor Beatriz Laviada, Slippery Like Soap ; Ofelia Medina, Just One of the Crowd ; Milagros Herrero, Making Miracles with the Devil on Your Back ; Irma Yolanda Dzul, Play the Music, Do the Dance ; 6-Listening to Many Voices ; 7-Continuing the Journey
Description / Table of Contents:
Conclusion Epilogue ; Bibliography ; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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