Feminism in Latin America

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  • Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

    Feminist Advocate
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    Feminist Discussions

    Education equality, healthcare, protective labour

  • Argentina

    First International Feminist Congress meeting
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    Latin American Feminist Movement

    Advocating for equal rights

  • Gabriela Mistral

    A Chilean poet, won Nobel Prize, important figure for women in Latin America

  • Forming of groups by Latin America women

    Focus on social justice
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    Women of Young Lords

    Puerto Rican group fighting for human rights and challenging sexism

  • Movement for Socialism

    Bolivian movement by president Evo Morales that allowed for Indigenous working-class women to serve in branches of the govern.

  • #EleNao(#NotHim)

    In Brazil thousands of women protested against a president that was known for making offensive remarks about women, people of color..

  • International Women's Day

    Protest in Mexico to eliminate violence against women