Making of Revolutionary Feminism in El Salvador

"Covering five decades of struggle in El Salvador, this book sheds light on the making of revolutionary feminist theory and practice in labor and armed organizations, transnational solidarity movements, and post-war memory spaces. Accessibly written, it is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in history and women's studies"-- Provided by publisher.

List of contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Sin la mujer, no hay revolución; 1. Rupturing Patriarchy through the Class Struggle, 1965-1980; 2. Tortillas and Menstruation: The Everyday Politics of Armed Struggle in the 1980s; 3. Building Feminist Popular Power: The Association of Women of El Salvador, 1977-1988; 4. Survivors Chart a Path to Heal Historical Trauma in the Postwar Era; Conclusion: Insurgent Butterflies - Lessons from Movement Ancestors; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Diana Carolina Sierra Becerra is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She received the Outstanding Public History Award by the National Council of Public History in 2022. This is her first book.

Product details

• Authors: Diana Carolina Sierra Becerra, Diana Carolina Sierra (University of Mass Becerra
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2025
• EAN: 9781009200066
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0920006-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, El Salvador, HISTORY / Latin America / General, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1960 to c 1970, Feminism & feminist theory, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Revolutionary groups & movements, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas, Feminism and feminist theory, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, c 1980 to c 1989, Revolutionary groups and movements