| Caritina Piña | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1895  Ocampo Municipality |
| Died | 1981 (aged 85–86) |
| Occupation | Anarchist, activist, women's rights activist |
Caritina Piña (1895 in Ocampo - 1981) was a Mexican anarcho-syndicalist and anarcha-feminist activist. A notable anarchist from the Gulf of Mexico region, she was associated with Librado Rivera. She is credited as one of the first modern feminists in Mexican history.
Biography
Caritina Piña Montalvo was born in 1895 in Ocampo, Tamaulipas. Her father was a general in the Mexican army and served under the regime of Porfirio Díaz. From the late 1910s, she advocated for the freedom of political prisoners and embraced anarcho-syndicalism.
Piña was one of Mexico's first feminists and actively involved in both the anarchist and feminist movements in Mexico. Her personal journey allowed her to build connections across various groups, cultures, and social classes. During the 1920s and 1930s, she took on a leadership role within her movement and was connected with other notable figures of the Mexican anarchist movement, such as Librado Rivera.
Her legacy, which quickly faded into obscurity after her death, was rediscovered in the 21st century, notably thanks to the work of historian Sonia Hernandez.
References
- Hernández, Sonia. "UI Press | Sonia Hernández | For a Just and Better World". www.press.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Caritina Piña y el legado de las mujeres anarquistas en México". Ojalá (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- Hernandez, Sonia (2022-07-21). "For a Just and Better World: A Profile of Two Radical Women Anarchists in the making of Revolutionary Mexico". LAWCHA. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- Hernández, Sonia (2018-02-26), "Women in Mexican Politics since 1953", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.013.454, ISBN 978-0-19-936643-9, retrieved 2024-07-28
- ^ Sonia Hernández. DE TAMPICO A TEXAS : LA HISTORIA LABORAL DE MÉXICO A TRAVÉS DEL FEMINISMO TRANSFRONTERISTA , 1910-1940 (in Spanish).
- "Rooted in Place, Constructed in Movement: Transnational Labor Solidarities in the Texas-Mexico Borderlan". read.dukeupress.edu. doi:10.1215/15476715-8767326. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- Lozoya, Nallely (2023-06-15). "A Vision Without Borders: Magonismo and Mexican Women". Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal. 3 (1). doi:10.9741/2766-7227.1023. ISSN 2766-7227.
- Waldron, Caroline (2024). "Engendering the Left: Anarchism in Settler Colonial Territories". Journal of Women's History. 36 (2): 149–156. doi:10.1353/jowh.2024.a929073. ISSN 1527-2036.
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