ISBN Compañeras

Compañeras

Compañeras is the untold story of women’s involvement in the Zapatista movement, the indigenous rebellion that has inspired grassroots activists around the world for over two decades. Gathered here are the stories of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who became guerilla insurgents and political leaders, educators and healers—who worked collectively to construct a new society of dignity and justice. Compañeras shows us how, after centuries of oppression, a few voices of dissent became a force of thousands, how a woman once confined to her kitchen rose to conduct peace negotiations with the Mexican government, and how hundreds of women overcame ingrained hardships to strengthen their communities from within.


About author(s)
HILARY KLEIN lived in Chiapas, Mexico, for several years, where she worked on women’s projects in Zapatista communities. After she edited a book of Zapatista women’s testimonies to be circulated within their own villages, women in Zapatista leadership positions suggested that…