Full Description
Caritina Piña Montalvo personified the vital role played by Mexican women in the anarcho-syndicalist movement. Sonia Hernández tells the story of how Piña and other Mexicanas in the Gulf of Mexico region fought for labor rights both locally and abroad in service to the anarchist ideal of a worldwide community of workers. An international labor broker, Piña never left her native Tamaulipas. Yet she excelled in connecting groups in the United States and Mexico. Her story explains the conditions that led to anarcho-syndicalism's rise as a tool to achieve labor and gender equity. It also reveals how women's ideas and expressions of feminist beliefs informed their experiences as leaders in and members of the labor movement. A vivid look at a radical activist and her times, For a Just and Better World illuminates the lives and work of Mexican women battling for labor rights and gender equality in the early twentieth century.
Contents
CoverTItleCopyrightContentsList of IlustrationsAcknowledgmentsA Note on TerminologyAbbreviations Used in the TextTimelineIntroduction: Reenvisioning Mexican(a) Labor History across Borders1. The Circulation of Radical Ideologies, Early Transnational Collaboration, and Crafting a Women's Agenda2. Gendering Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalist Organizations: "Compañeras en la Lucha" and "Women of3. Feminismos Transfronterizos in Caritina Piña's Labor Network4. The Language of Motherhood in Radical Labor Activism5. "Leave the Unions to the Men": Anarchist Expressions and (En)Gendering Political Repression in the Midst of State-Sanctioned Socialism6. A Last Stand for Anarcho-Feminists in the Post-1920 Period7. Finding Closure: Legacies of Anarcho-Feminism in the Mexican BorderlandsNotesBibliographyIndexBack cover
