Let Me Speak!: Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian MinesFirst published in English in 1978, this classic book contains the testimony of Domitila Barrios de Chungara, the wife of a Bolivian tin miner. Blending firsthand accounts with astute political analysis, Domitila describes the hardships endured by Bolivia's vast working class and her own efforts at organizing women in the mining community. The result is a gripping narrative of class struggle and repression, an important social document that illuminates the reality of capitalist exploitation in 1970s Bolivia. Domitila Barrios de Chungara was born in 1937 in the Siglo XX mining town in Bolivia. She became politically active in the 1960s and, in 1975, participated in the UN International Women's Year Tribunal in Mexico. In 2005 she was nominated alongside 999 other "Peace Women" for a collective Nobel Peace Prize. |
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... struggle through which the working class and the people's movement will come to control their own destiny . Nevertheless , there are few testimonials by men or women from the mines , the factories , the slums , or the countryside in ...
... struggle through which the working class and the people's movement will come to control their own destiny . Nevertheless , there are few testimonials by men or women from the mines , the factories , the slums , or the countryside in ...
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... struggle ahead , but that's what we're all about . And we aren't alone . How many peoples are in the same struggle ! And , why not say it ? Every people needs the solidarity of others , like us , because our fight is big . So we have to ...
... struggle ahead , but that's what we're all about . And we aren't alone . How many peoples are in the same struggle ! And , why not say it ? Every people needs the solidarity of others , like us , because our fight is big . So we have to ...
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... struggle of the couple . And when I say couple , I also include children and grandchildren , who have to join the struggle for liberation from a class position . I think that's fundamental now . Moema : Would you like to say something ...
... struggle of the couple . And when I say couple , I also include children and grandchildren , who have to join the struggle for liberation from a class position . I think that's fundamental now . Moema : Would you like to say something ...
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References to this book
Gender Planning and Development: Theory, Practice and Training Caroline Moser No preview available - 2002 |