Round tables > Gender and democracy in the Americas

Gender and Democracy in the Americas

 Friday, October 3rd from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Centre des Colloques, room 3.02

Organization : Lissell Quiroz (AGORA, CY Cergy Paris Université)

Speakers : Maria Elvira Alvarez Gimenez (AGORA, CY Cergy Paris Université), Luke Stewart (AGORA, CY Cergy Paris Université), Marie-Pierre Arrizabalaga (AGORA, CY Cergy Paris Université), Claire Delahaye (LISAA, Université Gustave Eiffel)

Abstract :

The round table focuses on women's participation in the democracies of the Americas. It will analyze how women participated in the construction of democratic institutions between the end of the 19th century and the 20th century. The round table will examine women's involvement in the mobilization for the right to vote, in the suffragist movement and in feminist struggles. The trans-American dimension will enable us to compare different national situations and gain a better understanding of the specific forms of women's mobilization.