Study Questions for González and Kampwirth, “Introduction”
Why is it important to study women on the right?
Why are the women under study considered radical?
How do the authors define right and left?
A Brief Review of Latin American Political History
What were the two issues that divided the liberals and conservatives in the 19th century?
What was the main contradiction of the second-half of 19th century Liberal-led states in Latin America? What was a consequence of this contradiction?
What has been the roles of the Catholic Church?
How have Latin Americans chosen to contest oppression and inequality?
How did leftist and rightist women respond to dictatorship in South and Central America?
What have new social movements focused on?
Four Themes
Do the authors ever clearly define what they understand feminism to be?
So what did first-wave feminism advocate for?
What was second-wave feminism? When did it emerge?
Why did some women embrace gender politics and not feminist politics?
Why was autonomy important to these radical women?
Why were coalitions between leftist and rightist women difficult?
How has maternalism factored into Latin American feminist movements?
How have maternal politics affected women on the Left and the Right?
Why is it important to study women on the right?
Why are the women under study considered radical?
How do the authors define right and left?
A Brief Review of Latin American Political History
What were the two issues that divided the liberals and conservatives in the 19th century?
What was the main contradiction of the second-half of 19th century Liberal-led states in Latin America? What was a consequence of this contradiction?
What has been the roles of the Catholic Church?
How have Latin Americans chosen to contest oppression and inequality?
How did leftist and rightist women respond to dictatorship in South and Central America?
What have new social movements focused on?
Four Themes
Do the authors ever clearly define what they understand feminism to be?
So what did first-wave feminism advocate for?
What was second-wave feminism? When did it emerge?
Why did some women embrace gender politics and not feminist politics?
Why was autonomy important to these radical women?
Why were coalitions between leftist and rightist women difficult?
How has maternalism factored into Latin American feminist movements?
How have maternal politics affected women on the Left and the Right?