Voy a luchar por mi misma! "I will fight for myself!": Extraordinary acts and ordinary womanhood. The political leadership of a rural, Mayan woman

Author

• Dulce M. Gutierrez

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2002

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Brown, Susan Love

Abstract

Early studies concerning the participation of women in social movements have been shown to lack portrayals of women as agents of change. This thesis examines a political anthropology of action or agency within the context of gender, including a discussion on the characterization of women in Mexican politics, to analyze the structures of opportunity that have allowed Soledad Torrez Chay, a rural Mayan woman, access to resources, power, and leadership. Aspects of Soledad's life history illustrate her understanding of the economy, politics, and history of Mexico. This research fills gaps in previous analyses that have focused on women as victims of oppression and exploitation.

Extent

101 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2002.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Recommended Citation

Gutierrez, Dulce M., "Voy a luchar por mi misma! "I will fight for myself!": Extraordinary acts and ordinary womanhood. The political leadership of a rural, Mayan woman" (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 480.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/480

Identifier

FADT12892

Format

pdf