Gendering antifascism women's activism in Argentina and the world, 1918-1947
A heritage of transnational democratic struggles in Argentina and the world, 1914-1941 -- Defining women's roles in the era of fascism : transnational "conversations" between Latin American fascists and antifascists, 1930-1941 -- Knitting together the local, national, and transnationa...
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Pittsburgh, Pa.
University of Pittsburgh Press
2023
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| Schriftenreihe: | Pitt Latin American series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A heritage of transnational democratic struggles in Argentina and the world, 1914-1941 -- Defining women's roles in the era of fascism : transnational "conversations" between Latin American fascists and antifascists, 1930-1941 -- Knitting together the local, national, and transnational : the rise of the Victory Board, 1941-1943 -- Bridging divides -- Gendering antifascism in a patriarchal society -- The cloth that binds : transnational relationships with the United States, Great Britain, and Uruguay, 1941-1944 -- "V for victory" or Vendepatria? : nationalists versus the Victory Board, 1941-1944 -- Transnational citizens : women's resistance and foreign collaborators, 1945-1947 "Argentine women's long resistance to extreme rightists, tyranny, and militarism culminated in the Junta de la Victoria, or Victory Board, a group that organized in the aftermath of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in defiance of the neutralist and Axis-leaning government in Argentina. A sewing and knitting group that provided garments and supplies for the Allied armies in World War II, the Junta de la Victoria was a politically minded association that mobilized women in the fight against fascism. Without explicitly characterizing itself as feminist, the organization promoted women's political rights and visibility and attracted forty-five thousand members. The Junta ushered diverse constituencies of Argentine women into political involvement in an unprecedented experiment in pluralism, coalition-building, and political struggle. Sandra McGee Deutsch uses this internationally minded but local group to examine larger questions surrounding the global conflict between democracy and fascism"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | xx, 408 Seiten Karten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780822947813 978-0-8229-4781-3 |