Between Maternalism and Feminism
Women in Nicaragua's Counter-Revolutionary Forces
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3205671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie Cupples (0000-0002-6126-6190, University of Canterbury, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-103 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0261-3050.2006.00154.x |
| OpenAlex | W1985435979 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
To date very little scholarship has focused on the experiences of women who fought or collaborated with Nicaragua's counter-revolutionary forces (known as the Contra) in the 1980s. Based on qualitative research conducted in Waslala, this paper examines the circumstances which led a group of women to become positioned as Contra supporters. It then explores how these women constructed their gender identities in the light of their collaboration with the Contra. It argues that despite their participation in a right-wing political organisation and despite their tendency to draw upon understandings of themselves as mothers, widows and victims of war, these women should not be seen as inherently conservative and reactionary, given that they have also been inspired by forms of political organisation that are indicative of an emergent feminist identity
Feminism · Political science · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Sex work and related issues
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |