Women in Peruvian Society

                   Elvira García y García In this Podcast, we will talk about the work of Elvira García y García and how it is very important for knowing and understanding Peruvian women in history. Enyoy! Junior Gálvez Valdiviezo · Peruvian women through the centuries by Elvira García y García REFERENCE: Biblioteca Nacional del Perú (March 25, 2022). Podcast Nuestra Memoria Nuestra Historia. [Video file]. YouTube. Available at:  https://youtu.be/qN477y_1tVc

Th e purpose of this post is to understand the situation of women in the last 200 years and how they managed through the years to fight for their rights and for Peru to be a country with equality.   According to Rosas (2021) “Femicide, sexual violence and other forms of the exercise of power over women are not just temporary problems. On the contrary, we are facing problems whose nature is structural in our society and whose manifestations are rooted in time. For this reason, it is important to know how these women participated in the construction of a republican Peru and ended up defending the weight of history. To develop this argument, in such a broad and complex topic of study, in this brief article we will review some representative milestones of female participation in Peru from the 19th to the 21st century and, at the same time, we will mention a series of women who, during this period, they gave a relevant contribution to the construction of the country both individually an...

For a long time, women in Peru have played a fundamental role in the formation and development of our society. Despite all the challenges and barriers created by a pre dominantly patriarchal Peru, Peruvian women have left a significant mark in different fields and have made important contributions to the country. For instance, indigenous women have held essential roles within their communities, such as artisans, farmers, guardians of tradition, and at times, leaders. Their wisdom and knowledge of natural medicine and spiritual practices have been preserved throughout generations, and their influence continues to be seen today. Since the pre-Columbian times many women have leadership in our society but it wasn't recognized by society as nowadays.  For example, the Lady of Cao was one of the most influent female figures in the Pre-Inca Period. In these period woman don't use to rule in our country but, these mummy changed peruvian mentally about the influence of woman in the Mu...