Revolutionizing Motherhood
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Revolutionizing Motherhood

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

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Revolutionizing Motherhood

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

About this book

Revolutionizing Motherhood examines one of the most astonishing human rights movements of recent years. During the Argentine junta's Dirty War against subversives, as tens of thousands were abducted, tortured, and disappeared, a group of women forged the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and changed Argentine politics forever. The Mothers began in the 1970s as an informal group of working-class housewives making the rounds of prisons and military barracks in search of their disappeared children. As they realized that both state and church officials were conspiring to withhold information, they started to protest, claiming the administrative center of Argentina the Plaza de Mayo for their center stage.
In this volume, Marguerite G. Bouvard traces the history of the Mothers and examines how they have transformed maternity from a passive, domestic role to one of public strength. Bouvard also gives a detailed history of contemporary Argentina, including the military's debacle in the Falklands, the fall of the junta, and the efforts of subsequent governments to reach an accord with the Mothers. Finally, she examines their current agenda and their continuing struggle to bring the murderers of their children to justice.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  6. FEAR
  7. INTRODUCTION - The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
  8. CHAPTER 1 - The Dirty War
  9. The Politics of Violence and Terror
  10. CHAPTER 3 - The Mothers Come Together
  11. CHAPTER 4 - Resistance Mounts
  12. CHAPTER 5 - Tie Junta Falls
  13. CHAPTER 6 - Speaking Truth to Power
  14. CHAPTER 7 - Socializing Maternity
  15. CHAPTER 8 - Revolutionary Mothers
  16. CHAPTER 9 - A New Model in the Struggle for Human Rights
  17. CHAPTER 10 - Taking Space: Women and Political Power
  18. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  19. INDEX
  20. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  21. Latin American Silhouettes - Studies in History and Culture