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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1792 | - | Cuzco | - | Unknown | - | She was presumably from here. |
| 1792 | - | Lima | - | Unknown | - | She wrote to El Mercurio Peruano about a woman's right to be called señora. |
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Anonyms (anonymous people)Texts:
1792 - Carta escrita de la ciudad del Cuzco en defensa del Señorio de las Mugeres
Biography:
In the late colonial period, she wrote in defence of women’s rights to be called señora and to be treated with respect regardless of birth. There was much support for Doña Lucina in the Cuzco and Lima salons. She so affected one Cuzco woman that she refused to be described as the “legitimate wife” of her husband in a legal document and insisted that “lawful lady and conjoint person” be used instead. This was reported in El Mercurio Peruano and she became the heroine of women who wanted equality and caused shock among many males for her “incredible” behaviour. (Martín. 307-308)
References:
Martín, Luis (1983) Daughters of the Conquistadores: Women of the Viceroyalty of Peru