Dr. Patricia Richards and Others Launch Site on Mapuche Women’s Life Histories

Image:
Seven Mapuche women of various ages wearing traditional clothing in shades of blue, purple, red, and black. They stand together in front of a building, posing for the camera.

WGS Director Dr. Patricia Richards, WGS graduate student Jess Martinez, and  WGS alumna Sofía Castresana have created a website based on the research of Richards and Millaray Painemal on the life histories of Mapuche Women Elders. Based on interviews conducted between 2013 and 2017, the site demonstrates how important women elders are in maintaining their communities' histories and contributing to collective resistance.  Congratulations to the team on producing such a robust and needed resource!