Women Take Up Arms

doi:10.1017/9781009522120.005

Chapter 4 - Women Take Up Arms

Feminism and Antifascism in South America during the Spanish Civil War

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2025

Vanesa Miseres

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Sandra McGee Deutsch and

Jorge A. Nállim

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Sandra McGee Deutsch: Affiliation:
University of Texas, El Paso
Jorge A. Nállim: Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Canada

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This chapter explores the intersection of antifascism and South American women’s activism in the context of the Spanish Civil War. The analysis focuses on Mi guerra de España (My Spanish War, 1976) by Argentine Mika Etchebéhère, an account of her experiences as a captain of a Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM) militia, and the feminist political magazines Vida Femenina (Buenos Aires, 1933–42) and Acción Femenina (Santiago, 1922–39). From different genres such as the memoir, the essay, or the journal article, and from varied platforms including political and non-political associations and publications, women expressed their will to contribute to the global discussion and struggle against fascism.

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Antifascism Argentina Chile Spanish Civil War women feminism magazines memoirs Mika Etchebéhère

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Type: Chapter
Information: Antifascism(s) in Latin America and the Caribbean
From the Margins to the Center
, pp. 90 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009522120.005 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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