Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

The “Dirty War”, also known as Process of National Reorganization, took place from 1976 to 1983. It took place by Argentina’s military dictatorship against left-wing political opponents. This war killed between 10,000 and 30,000 citizens in Argentina. In March of 1976, a military group removed the president and closed National Congress, imposed censorship, banned trade unions, and brought state and municipal government under military control. The new president who performed these actions was Jorge

Rebekah Sheridan 12/16/15 Amnesty vs Justice Ernest Hemingway once said, “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” There has been many wars throughout history that innocent people or victims have suffered from. A well-known example is World War II, where the Jews or anyone who helped the Jews got tortured and killed in the concentration camps, because Adolf Hitler and the Nazis blamed Jews for everything like losing World War I and economic crisis the country

Are there physical differences in the male and female brain? Are there gender differences in memory? If there are differences, do they begin as early as childhood or adolescence? As we age, and experience life, are men or women more superior in the recollection of memories? Even a novice in the study of gender and memory could presume that male and female’s brains are different, and they would presume correctly as evidenced by the results of many studies performed and the articles written to record

A prominent movement in Argentina is the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, whose activism began in the late 1970’s and still continues today (Sutton, 2007: 138). The social position of motherhood actually sparked the activism of these women (Sutton, 2007: 136). Their grief and struggle to get back their children, lost to the military dictatorship is how their resistance emerged. Similarly, it’s evident that their activism is deeply embodied (Sutton, 2007: 136), it politicises social reproduction and

Born and raised in Mendoza, she grew up in the country where she wasn't unable to attend secondary school. While, at home, she was thought things that were expected from women at the time, and worked in a factory. She did not know anything about politics although, she knew about the coups and events going in Buenos Aires. Eventually, she married a man from Buenos Aires and starts her life as a housewife. During the coup of 1976, her husband and eldest son tell her about how the rise of Videla will

country of the southern cone and has a unique history with penguins. The Magellanic penguins call Argentina home. These penguins have an interesting take on the relationship between the mother and father during a mother penguin’s pregnancy. After laying the eggs the father goes and eats for forty days while the mother sits

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During the Cold War period in Latin America, there were many civil wars and armed conflicts involving state conflict and corruption. In a time where the United States and the Soviet Union were attempting to create new spheres of influence in South America, as well as corrupt dictators fighting guerrilla uprisings, Latin America was a very difficult spot to be. Through the period, the peasantry classes and the government’s in charge had large political differences. With violence happening all around

birth in the prisoner centers, most women were killed and the military power kept the baby and gave it to a military family. It is estimated that 220 babies belonged to prisoner’s mothers. As a result, a group was created called “Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo”. This group peacefully walked around the Plaza de Mayo demanding to get back their kids and grandkids. They wanted to grab the international communities’ attention to get justice. This group is still a highly active group that is still

thousands and began marching to the Plaza de Mayo. At the seat of government, known as the Casa Rosada (Pink House), and on Congress and Los Olivos, the president’s residence, protesters chanted the name of their country (Rohter 6). For many it was the sound of the “Argentine Revolution.” Largely middle-class demonstrators swarmed key landmarks and blocked main thoroughfares across Buenos Aires. As protesters demanded the resignation of the unpopular de la Rua, police were forced to clear