Feminist history in Latin America
The Feminist movement in Latin American countries began only in the 1920s after inspirations from outside influences. Because of the necessity of outside influence, feminism took hold only in larger cities where those influences could be heard. Everywhere else in Latin America, the tradition of patriarchy stood strong. Only a few examples of feminist leaders stand out in the Latin American movement where most of whom were examples of massive immigration. Paulina Luisi was from Uruguay and represented the country in international women's conferences around the world. Berta Lutz, a Brazilian, organized the Brazilian Federation for Feminine Progress.
Further Reading
- John Charles Chasteen. Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America, Paperback Edition, W.W. Norton & Company Ltd 2001
- Jane Jaquette, The Women's Movement in Latin America: Feminism and the Transition to Democracy, Routledge 1989
- Karen Kampwirth, Feminism and the Legacy of Revolution: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chiapas, Ohio UP 2004
- Asuncion Lavrin, Women, Feminism, and Social Change in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay: 1890-1940, University of Nebraska Press 1995
- Asuncion Lavrin, International Feminisms: Latin American Alternatives in: Gender and History 10 (1998), 519–34.
- Nancy Sternbach, Feminism in Latin America : from Bogota to San Bernardo in: SIGNS, Winter 1992, pp.393-434