Central and South America
Women's lives and famous women of Central and South America: contributions and lives of notable and ordinary women.
Brazil: Women
Brief history of women's role in Brazil.
Brief history of women's role in Brazil.
Carlota, Empress of Mexico
Placed on the throne in Mexico with her husband, Maximilian, by Napoleon III, she soon discovered that the people of Mexico preferred self-rule. She returned to Europe to find support for her husband, and ended up "hopelessly insane," as contemporary records tell the story.
Placed on the throne in Mexico with her husband, Maximilian, by Napoleon III, she soon discovered that the people of Mexico preferred self-rule. She returned to Europe to find support for her husband, and ended up "hopelessly insane," as contemporary records tell the story.
Chile: Abortion
Brief history and status of abortion in Chile.
Brief history and status of abortion in Chile.
Chile: Contraception
Brief history and status of contraception in Chile.
Brief history and status of contraception in Chile.
Chile: Divorce
Brief history and status of divorce in Chile.
Brief history and status of divorce in Chile.
Chile: Family Structure and Gender Roles
Short history of gender roles and family structure in Chile.
Short history of gender roles and family structure in Chile.
Rigoberta Menchu
Biography of Rigoberta Menchú, whose book, I, Rigoberta Menchú, talks of life and war in Guatemala and of Quiché. Menchú won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize.
Biography of Rigoberta Menchú, whose book, I, Rigoberta Menchú, talks of life and war in Guatemala and of Quiché. Menchú won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize.
Bemberg, Maria Luisa: Obituary
Latin American female film director, from Argentina. This Encyclopedia Britannica obituary outlines her life and contributions. Site also includes a biography.
Latin American female film director, from Argentina. This Encyclopedia Britannica obituary outlines her life and contributions. Site also includes a biography.
Indra Devi - First Lady of Yoga
Although she was of European descent, she is identified with India and the ancient principles of Yoga. She spent many years in the United States as a yoga teacher, often to celebrities, and she died in 2002 in Argentina, her home since 1985.
Although she was of European descent, she is identified with India and the ancient principles of Yoga. She spent many years in the United States as a yoga teacher, often to celebrities, and she died in 2002 in Argentina, her home since 1985.
Emancipation of Women (1876)
In 1876, Maria Eugenia Echenique of Argentina on women's role and rights.
In 1876, Maria Eugenia Echenique of Argentina on women's role and rights.
Goddess of the Borgia Group Codexes
María de los Angeles Ojeda Díaz, Professor-Researcher of the Biblioteca Nacional de Antropología e Historia, on "the woman of Mesoamerica" and goddesses of the Borgia Codex: Mayan goddesses.
María de los Angeles Ojeda Díaz, Professor-Researcher of the Biblioteca Nacional de Antropología e Historia, on "the woman of Mesoamerica" and goddesses of the Borgia Codex: Mayan goddesses.
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Project
Writings from and information about Sor Juana, Mexican poet and nun of the 17th century.
Writings from and information about Sor Juana, Mexican poet and nun of the 17th century.
Frida Kahlo, Victim Status
She created art featuring herself in her suffering and illness, but is often known primarily as Diego Rivera's wife.
She created art featuring herself in her suffering and illness, but is often known primarily as Diego Rivera's wife.
Jamaica Kincaid
BBC World Service feature on women writers highlights Jamaica Kincaid, born and raised in Antigua and now living and writing in the United States: her life events, key influences and themes, the works of this author, her style, and her thoughts on being a woman writer.
BBC World Service feature on women writers highlights Jamaica Kincaid, born and raised in Antigua and now living and writing in the United States: her life events, key influences and themes, the works of this author, her style, and her thoughts on being a woman writer.
La Malinche - Harlot or Heroine?
Doña Marina, La Malinche, was an Aztec slave of the Spaniards under Cortes. Of noble origins, she served as interpreter for Cortes, and has been reviled since as a traitor to her people. This article credits her as a heroine, instead, helping "save Mexico from its brutal, blood-thirsty rulers."
Doña Marina, La Malinche, was an Aztec slave of the Spaniards under Cortes. Of noble origins, she served as interpreter for Cortes, and has been reviled since as a traitor to her people. This article credits her as a heroine, instead, helping "save Mexico from its brutal, blood-thirsty rulers."
Hearing the Truth About Haiti
Helena Hill Woods in 1921, in an article published originally in The Nation, protesting America's "conquering" of Haiti.
Helena Hill Woods in 1921, in an article published originally in The Nation, protesting America's "conquering" of Haiti.
Las Mujeres
Honoring women from Spanish-speaking countries: from Isabel Allende to Friedo Kahlo to Elena Poniatwoska.
Honoring women from Spanish-speaking countries: from Isabel Allende to Friedo Kahlo to Elena Poniatwoska.
Menchu Tum, Interview (1992)
Just before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Menchú considers her work on behalf of indigenous people of Guatemala.
Just before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Menchú considers her work on behalf of indigenous people of Guatemala.
Where Were the Women?
Report on the Sao Paulo Forum, a radical conference on Latin American issues, focusing on the notable absence of women delegates.
Report on the Sao Paulo Forum, a radical conference on Latin American issues, focusing on the notable absence of women delegates.