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This article discusses iconic visual images of three powerful women: the Virgin of the Apocalypse, as painted by eighteenth-century indigenous Mexican artist Manuel Cabrera; Marlene Dietrich; and Dolores del Río.
22 Δεκ 1998 · Mexican women in the past were supposedly sweet but passive and powerless human beings, whose lives revolved around family and home, and who were completely subordinated to men. This, in fact, was the cultural ideal. A famous Spanish proverb declares, “El hombre en la calle, la mujer en la casa,” that is, “men in the street and women at home”.
2 Μαρ 2021 · This article discusses how Zapatista women have built themselves as transformative political subjects that disrupt the racist, classist, and patriarchal nation-state.
Photo: Gabi Carrera The Women of the World Festival was imagined with clear goals: (a) To acknowledge women and girls’ achievements using their own voices to express their fears, struggles, dreams and aspirations; (b) To foster the creation of a safe, open and diverse environment where female leadership works as the propeller for positive ...
The revolutionary banner carried by Miguel Hidalgo and his insurgent army during the Mexican War of Independence. The status of women in Mexico has changed significantly over time. Until the twentieth century, Mexico was an overwhelmingly rural country, with rural women's status defined within the context of the family and local community. With urbanization beginning in the sixteenth century ...
4 ημέρες πριν · During a march against violence against women, in Mexico City, November 25, 2024. FERNANDO LLANO / AP. Mexico today presents two faces when it comes to women's rights: On the one hand, the ...
The author’s penetrating analysis reveals how, given the rise of neoliberalism, the symbolic power these iconic women possess has transformed them into cultural commodities for global consumption and exchange, a fact made more poignant by their felicitous appearance in Mexican currency.
