THE STRUGGLE FOR “FEMALE EMANCIPATION” IN CUBA: LESSONS ON THE REVOLUTION OF REYITA, A NONAGENARIAN BLACK WOMAN

  • GISELLE DOS ANJOS SANTOS USP
Keywords: Cuba, Revolution, Female Emancipation, Reyita, Black Women

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the search for “female emancipation” in the context of the Cuban revolution, considering the intersection of gender, class and racial oppression systems. We aim to bring out the voices and knowledge of black women, so we start from two groups of analytical sources: official government documents and the Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC); as well as oral evidence, through the life story of María de los Reyes Castillo Bueno, better known as Reyita

Author Biography

GISELLE DOS ANJOS SANTOS, USP

Graduated in History, doctoral student at USP, specialist in race and gender diversity, lecturer and facilitator. Works at the Center for the Study of Labor Relations and Inequalities (CEERT)

Published
2023-02-24
Issue
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): Marxism, a white man thing? Dialogues and confrontations between class, gender and race in the Marxist tradition
Section
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