In her meticulous study of the Victory Board (Junta de la Victoria) in Argentina, Sandra McGee Deutsch has unearthed a previously overlooked all-women movement that proves to be a fundamental missing link in the histories of anti-fascism and feminism, not only in the country but also in Latin America. The Victory Board did not emerge in a vacuum as many of its members had previously participated in earlier local women's organizations, Popular Front Pan-American feminism, and international agencies like the Inter-American Commission of Women. During this period, they mobilized around women's rights as well as national and international causes such as World War I, General José Félix Uriburu's coup in 1930, and the Spanish Civil War. Prompted by the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 and taking its name from Winston Churchill's “V for Victory” slogan, the Victory Board was created to deliver material aid to the Allies...
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November 01 2024
Gendering Antifascism: Women's Activism in Argentina and the World, 1918–1947
Gendering Antifascism: Women's Activism in Argentina and the World, 1918–1947
. By Sandra McGee Deutsch. Pitt Latin American Series
. Pittsburgh, PA
: University of Pittsburgh Press
, 2023
. Maps. Tables. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index. xxii, 408
pp. Cloth, $60.00.Hispanic American Historical Review (2024) 104 (4): 751–753.
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Natalia Milanesio; Gendering Antifascism: Women's Activism in Argentina and the World, 1918–1947. Hispanic American Historical Review 1 November 2024; 104 (4): 751–753. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-11384914
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