Full Description
In the strongly patriarchal society of the Mexican state of Yucatan, it's not surprising that few women have dared to challenge the gender inequalities set against them at birth. They live in an environment where rape can be forgotten as a crime if the victim agrees to marry her aggressor and where negative pregnancy tests are often a prerequisite for employment in the maquiladora factories.
This book profiles 30 women who have dared to challenge such injustices and dramatically transform their situations. From local theatre directors and choreographers to civic leaders and politicians, each woman formed a unique leadership of circumstance dependent largely on the context of her personal experiences. The profiles, based on personal interviews and supplemented by photographs, describe the women's accomplishments and motivations as well as the obstacles they have confronted.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction—Yucatecan Women Breaking Out of the Box
1—THE VOICES IN WOMEN OF YUCATÁN
2—BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT STAND IT
Aurea Castillo Vela, Watching, Hawking for a Way Out
Betti Celis, To the Chase ... Against Really Big Windmills
Sabina Couoh, Over the Fence and Not Looking Back
Abigail Huc, Making the Earth Shake
Margarita Cavajal Flores and Rita Poot Alcocer, Under the Tamarind Tree
Blanca Ayala Tuyub, Rebels in the Choir Loft
Cristobalino Téllez Navarro, Bringing in the Sheep
3—GOING WHERE WOMEN NEVER DARED ...
Nancy Rocha Reyes, Smell of the Stage
Isabel Pérez Ortega, Hope on Two Wheels, Sometimes Four
Graciela Torres, A Fish, a Stone, a Door, or a Dance
Blanca González Rodríguez, To Dream a Museum
María Luisa Rojas, Pushing Boulders and Raising a Ruckus
Lourdes Cabrera Ruiz and Svetlana Larroche, The Lily and the Sword
4—DARING TO DO IT BETTER
Amanda Baquedano, A Kilo of Frijol
Dulce María Sauri, A Woman Who Knows Latin
Ana Rosa Payán, Learning to Speak in Public
Blanca Estrada, Oh, Sweet Promises of Rebellion
Rita Novelo, One Kerosene Lamp and 72 Light Posts
Margarita de la Luz Tec Barrera, Seguir Adelante ... To Move Ahead
5—DARING TO STAND FOR JUSTICE
Patricia McCarty Cabellero, Echoes from across the Mountains
Cristina Muñoz and Nancy Walker, Chasing Justice by Leaps and Bounds
Sandra Peniche, Maybe Actions Speak Louder than Words, but Words Linger
Marisol Vargas, On My Honor I Will Try
Sor Beatriz Laviada, Slippery Like Soap
Ofelia Medina, Just One of the Crowd
Milagros Herrero, Making Miracles with the Devil on Your Back
Irma Yolanda Dzul, Play the Music, Do the Dance
6—LISTENING TO MANY VOICES
7—CONTINUING THE JOURNEY
Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
