The women's suffrage movement and feminism in Argentina from Roca to Perón / Gregory Hammond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammond, Gregory, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Suffrage--Argentina--History.

Women.

Feminism--Argentina--History.

Feminism.

History.

Women--Suffrage.

Argentina.

Physical Description:

xi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2011.

Summary:

On September 23, 1947 the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires filled with jubilant men and women celebrating a new law that gave women the same right as men to vote in all elections. President Juan Domingo Perón had achieved a major victory for his regime. In the years that followed, Perón, with the help of his wife, Evita, courted female voters and created opportunities for them to Participate in his broad-based political coalition.

At the time, the suffrage law generated considerable controversy. Harsh criticism came from the Left, especially from the Socialist Party, the earliest advocate of women's suffrage in Argentina. Feminists who had done so much to build the case in favor of voting vehemently opposed the reform, viewing the Peronist suffrage plan as a cynical attempt to boost Evita's political career.

Providing an overview of the women's suffrage movement from its earliest stages through the passage of the 1947 law, this study examines what Argentina's history can tell us about the moment when a society agrees to the equal Participation of women in the political realm. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Origins of the Argentine Suffrage Movement, 1900-1910 15

Women's Rights and Feminism in the Nineteenth Century 19

The Birth of Organized Feminism 25

The Consejo Nacional de Mujeres 31

Socialist Feminism and Working-Class Women 39

The Free-Thinkers Congress and First Fragmentation of Feminism 51

The international Women's Congress 58

Conclusion 62

Chapter 2 The First Triumphs of Argentine Feminism, 1910-1926 65

The Sáenz Pena Law and Radical Reform 68

Feminism Under Yrigoyen and World War I 74

Working Women in the 1910s 81

The First Suffrage Projects and the Semana Trágica 86

The National Feminist Party and "Practice" Elections 94

The Path to Civil Code Reform 100

Conclusion 106

Chapter 3 Progress and Setbacks, 1927-1943 108

Suffrage in San Juan 111

The Period of Expectation 117

Suffrage Legislation and the Infamous Decade 121

Women's Groups and Issues During the Infamous Decade 125

The Defense of Rights 132

Conclusion 139

Chapter 4 The Rise of Peronism and a "New" Feminism, 1943-1947 141

The Origins of Peronist Feminism 144

Evita and the Suffrage Law 151

Evita vs. the Suffragists 155

The Law Passes 163

Conclusion 167

Chapter 5 Consolidating Victory: The Peronist Women's Party, 1947-1955 169

Evita and the Development of Peronist Feminism 172

The Peronist Women's Party: From Formation to Election 177

The First Test of the PPF 187

The PPF in Congress 194

Conclusion 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780826350558

0826350550

OCLC:

701622891