She was a pioneer of the Mexican socialist feminist movement, and fought for the right to vote for women, nurseries, the right to abortion and the right to maternal rest
Benita Galeana, BENITA Autobiografía. Mexico. Impr. "Mels", 1940. First and only edition. 19 cm. 239p. + 1h.; Original paper binding, with some staining in the back cover. Two pages with some lines in blue ink, otherwise clean content. Illustrated by important artists like: Anguiano, Nela Ballester, J. Escobedo, Pablo O´Higgins, Ocampo, Alredo Zalce, etc.; “Benita, autobiografía” narrates the life of someone who, being illiterate, educated himself in the political struggle and at a very young age was a member of the Communist Party, speaking out for a legal statute and social security for workers; suffering strong repression from part of from the authorities, from his arrest on dozens of occasions to serious physical injuries. Benita Galeana, in addition to being a precursor of socialist feminism, participated in 1935 in the creation of the United Front for Women's Rights (FUPDM); She published her autobiography in 1940 and passed away on April 17, 1995 in Mexico City. She was a pioneer of the Mexican socialist feminist movement, and fought for the right to vote for women, nurseries, the right to abortion and the right to maternal rest — along with Tina Modotti, Frida Kahlo and Adelina Zendejas, among others—, among other matters; In this context, she belonged to the group of women and intellectuals who founded several organizations in her country, including the United Front for Women's Rights: “her work there made her one of the most important activists in the struggle for the vindication of equal political rights ”.
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