Let me speak testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines by domitila b. She was arrested and tortured during the 1967 san juan massacre, when the army opened fire on miners and their families, killing many and injuring even more, including women and children. In it, domitila chungara born in 1937, a bolivian indigenous, speaks. A great testimonio from a working class woman from bolivia, a miners wife, during the last decades of the 20th century. Her major weakness is the contradiction that she wants equality for. At the same time, it is a rich and profound oral history, which like all the best oral histories, is the story of a people as much as it is the story of an individual. Let me speak testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines feb 1, 1979 by domitila b. I want to testify about all the experience we have. Pdf the embodied testimony of domitila chungara in the. Testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines 4. It has been the object of numerous translations and editions. Before you read this selection, make a brief list of your own experiences and interests in social and political activism this can include issues you would like to address, steps you would like to take, as well as those you have addressed or taken.
Let me speak testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian. In her story you read the rising of an indigenous, working class woman as a voice for the rights of men and women, against the tyranny of several bolivian governments and its military forces. Testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines. A research and education project for women in the dominican. In mexico, an international womens tribunal brought together women from all over latin america. Jan 01, 1977 let me speak is a great testimony of the rough life in bolivian mines in the xxth century through the eyes of a miners daughter and wife. Domitila chungaradomitila chungara was the daughter, and later wife, of a miner and a leader of the women in the mining community. Let me speak, her autobiographical account of everyday struggles.
Let me speak is a great testimony of the rough life in bolivian mines in the xxth century through the eyes of a miners daughter and wife. Let me speak testimony of domitila, a woman of the. She works for the mobile school project let me speak is the name of her famous book. Another landmark piece in the workers rights movement, this time taking readers inside the horrific conditions of bolivian mine shafts.
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