She was born on may 27, 1937, in the mining community of siglo xx, in potosi, bolivia. Let me speak testimony of domitila a woman of the bolivian. For example, in my case, when they beat me in the dic cells for being a communist and an extremist and all that, they awoke a great curiosity in me. Blending firsthand accounts with astute political analysis, domitila describes the hardships endured by bolivias vast working class and her own efforts at organizing women in the mining community. Let me speak is a great testimony of the rough life in bolivian mines in the xxth century through the eyes of a miners daughter and wife.
In mexico, an international womens tribunal brought together women from all over latin america. On march, 2012, domitila passed away at age 74, ending a life distinguished by her ongoing fight against societal inequality and. She died in cochabamba, bolivia, on march 2012 of lung cancer housewives committee. By national geographic learning national geographic learning author isbn. This bar code number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines book that writen by. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
After becoming a mining union leader and activist, she was twice jailed and tortured for her activities. The book is a gripping account of her early life in a bolivian mining town, her subsequent radicalization, and her efforts to organize miners and. Testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines. Testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines by domitila b. She immediately began to mobilise international support against the present regime and was consequently branded a traitor and. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
Domitila in the book says that household work that women do are not being paid, but, due to the low wage of the husband, the women and the children also suffered. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. It has been the object of numerous translations and editions. Testimony of domitila, a woman of the bolivian mines 4. Moema viezzer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Blending firsthand accounts with astute political analysis, domitila describes the hardships. Let me speak testimony of domitila, a woman of the. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Th ine mines were closed 1986 in resultin, g in massive job loss. Blending firsthand accounts with astute political analysis, domitila describes the hardships endured by. She works for the mobile school project let me speak is the name of her famous book. In 1975 she participated in the international womens year tribune put on by the united nations in mexico.
The result is a gripping narrative of class struggle. She testified about these life experiences before the united nation 1975s. The book is a gripping account of her early life in a bolivian mining town, her subsequent radicalization, and her efforts to organize miners and their wives in the. At the age of three her family moved further south to pulacayo, a small mining district in the province of quijarro, also in potosi, where she lived until 1957.
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