Women Affected by Dams: Embroidering Our Rights
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By Glaucea Helena de Britto (Editor), Isabella Rjeille (Editor), Carolina Caycedo (Text by), Daiane Höhn (Text by), Esther Vital (Text by)
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Vernacular textiles as rallying call: 47 arpilleras from Brazilian women that advocate for collective construction of state infrastructure
Arpilleras, colorful patchwork pieces made of scraps of fabric embroidered on jute, originated in Chile in the 1960s as an expression of female protagonism during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In subsequent years, the vernacular art form has spread across the globe, inspiring activist groups such as the National Women's Collective of the Movimento...































