feminist movement in argentina Flashcards
What was the effect on 1920s legislation on women?
legislation cut working hours, provided facilities for nursing mothers in factories, allowed married women to sign contracts and pursue careers without permission from their husbands.
What disturbed the progress made?
Progress was temporarily disturbed by the military regime after 1930, but resumed afterwards under Juan Perón (1943-55).
What were Juan Peron’s biggest achievement for women?
gave women full rights in 1947
Increased access to education
Established minimum wage for the pie and improved working conditions for women
1955: wage gap down to 11 per cent
Legalised prostitution, gave workers legal protection.
When was Juan Peron in office?
1943-74
Who was Eva Peron?
Peron’s second wife
What was Eva involved in?
1947: starting then (when women were able to vote) she was important in the foundation of the Perónist Feminist Party
Established Eva Perón Foundation → financed women’s centres that gave social, medical and legal services and grew support for Perón.
What did the 1951 elections reveal?
elections showed that 90 percent of women voted and 65 percent of them voted for Perón.
What effect did Eva’s death have on Juan Peron?
Perón’s interest in women’s rights decreased
Who was Isabel Peron?
Peron’s third wife
When and why does Isabel become president?
1974: Juan Perón dies in office, his third wife Isabel becomes president.
How long was Isabel in power for?
Isabel quickly lost power, Argentina was soon under a military regime, at its most oppressive between 1976-82.
Who opposed this new military regime?
The only opposition, a handful of mothers and grandmothers who from 1977 marched regularly, demanding what had happened to their missing children.
Why were the mothers of Plaza de Mayo an embarrassment to the regime?
The regime promoted motherhood as the most admirable role for women and these mothers were protesting for their missing children.
How else did women in Argentina contribute to the downfall of the regime?
The Housewife’s of the Country campaigned against high prices and organised shopping boycotts.
Other campaigns for joint custody of children, reproductive rights and sex education were also prominent.
When was divorce legalised in Argentina
1987, which is very late, as the return to democracy had already passed.
