Women and the Cuban Revolution

Submitting Student(s)

Lucy Tollison

Session Title

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Faculty Mentor

Gregory S. Crider, Ph.D.

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

This study focuses on women during and soon after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. This work focuses on the expectations and roles of women who participated in the rebellion and those that were placed on them after the Cuban Revolution as well as how these roles and expectations compared to those put forward by the Revolutionary leaders. Through a textual analysis of Fidel Castro’s speeches and interviews with women involved in the Revolution, I argue that Cuban women were promised liberation through Marxist revolution and those promises often fell short. Cuban women who participated in the rebellion are ignored by history though they were vitally important to the success of the Revolution.

Course Assignment

HIST 590 – Crider

Start Date

15-4-2023 12:00 PM

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Women and the Cuban Revolution

This study focuses on women during and soon after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. This work focuses on the expectations and roles of women who participated in the rebellion and those that were placed on them after the Cuban Revolution as well as how these roles and expectations compared to those put forward by the Revolutionary leaders. Through a textual analysis of Fidel Castro’s speeches and interviews with women involved in the Revolution, I argue that Cuban women were promised liberation through Marxist revolution and those promises often fell short. Cuban women who participated in the rebellion are ignored by history though they were vitally important to the success of the Revolution.