Document Based Essay
1959-1990 was a time of change and uprising for the women of Cuba. This tumultuous era of women figuring out how to become one with a dominant male society was a period of visual societal change. The reactions of women toward this revolution are generally similar but men still fail to see the importance of the movement. Through this time the status and role of women and men were changing, whether citizens were in favor of it or not. Document 1 and 6 are describe the conditions Cuban were forced to live in prior to the Revolution. Document 1 speaks about the oppressive male dominance stating “the daughters of the family had to tolerate that male authority as long as they lived with the father or the husband” which created an extremely restrictive environment for women. This type of interaction between men and women hindered women from reaching their full potential and if rules like this had not been in place the economy and social structure of Cuba could be completely different all for the better. Document 6 shares the story of an extremely smart woman attending medical school who was forced onto the streets because of the absence of laws allowing a maternity leave. She shares that her “infant daughter didn’t even have a mattress.” This is a primary example of how the lack of respect of women’s rights had a serious impact on women and their children, restricting not just the current generation but the future as well. Another perspective these documents give is from men. Documents 3 and 5 are from men offering their thoughts on women’s rights in Cuba. Leader Fidel Castro acknowledges the adversity women face in his country saying “Women’s equality does not yet exist” but does not offer a solution or opinion if this is positive or negative. The man from Document 3 states his opinion very blatantly as he states, “I’m against women’s liberation… I expect my wife to stay home and look after the house.” This was a common attitude among men, thinking that women are an inherently subservient species. This attitude was slowly changed but was swayed with much difficulty because of such strong gender roles established in Cuba.
Another group these documents represent are women who were able to prosper due to the Revolution. Documents 2, 4, and 7 all offer perspectives from women who have experienced a positive impact due to the Revolution. Document 2 shares the advantages that education has given women stating they “gave women training in skills that would enable them to break out of household work.” Similarly Document 4 shares, “now women are independent, free.” These are powerful words for human beings. These freedoms have opened opportunities that would never have been available. Women are contributing to society instead of being forced to make food and clean for their husband all day. The global impact of Cuban women being able to have a job is huge. More people can be above the poverty line, more people are educated
but really Arenas is really trying to convey his youth being gobbled up and left with instability; unable to tackle his compromises. With the theme of homosexuality lingering, there were many problems with Arenas and the Cuban dictatorship. As Fidel Castro…
being the just man he was he treated his own as one should, with love. Genghis Khan was more of an overseer than a ruler. He allowed his people religious freedom, and some historians consider he was even on the verge of granting political freedom, to women alike. Though this is not confirmed. He also placed inexplicable trust in his generals and those appointed in high levels of his military, going as far as to even let them entertain their own decisions, without objection. This wouldn’t been unheard…
has long idolised the Latin American hero Simon Bolivar, so much that he even renamed the country the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. “To Chavez, Fidel Castro is the modern day Bolivar, the keeper of the anti-imperialist struggle.” (Anderson, 40) Cuba and the Castro brothers has long been a second home and family to Chavez, who called Fidel Castro his “brother” at a speech at the University of Havana 9 months after he became the president. The two countries has been in a mutual trade for petroleum…
Therefore, our foreign policy vis-à-vis Cuba is to review, and must now consider major changes that the country has experienced recently, such the role of women, the level of education, healthcare… First, it is important to point to evolution of the Cuban system of government. If the political system has only one party and the President Fidel Castro is at the same time Commander-in-chief of the army forces, president of the Council of State, president of the Council of ministers and first-Secretary…
dictator. Little actual reform; opposition movements rise Fidel Castro (young lawyer) and Ernesto “Che” Guevara (militant Argentinian revolutionary) joined in Mexico to create a small military force to overthrow Batista. Pledge real democracy, justice, freedom 1959: “26th of July Movement” drove Batista from power while rebels take Havana Support from students, labor organizations, and rural workers. With Castro, Cuba now socialist state Achievements of socialism are accompanied…
encourage mutual understanding between Americans and people of other nations and cultures, as well as to help interested countries meet their need for trained men and women. The Peace Corps was an outgrowth of the Cold War. During a debate with the Soviet Union, Kennedy claimed that the United States "had hundreds of men and women, scientists, physicists, teachers, engineers, doctors, and nurses . . . prepared to spend their lives abroad in the service of world communism." Having no such program…
Terry Sales Ideas are a blessing and a curse, they can build wonderful things or can destroy that very same thing. Most of the time different ideas can reach a compromise, but when neither ideas gives way nor both sides fill strongly about it this leads to conflict or in this cause war. This belief or, ideologies, was a driving force between the capitalism of The United States…
feat thought to be impossible by many (Dallek 120). In the second year Kennedy held office he was named TIME magazine’s man of the year, asked all executive departments and federal agencies to end workplace discrimination of women, and also made many valiant attempts to end racial discrimination (O’brien 85). In his third year as President, Kennedy pushed for the biggest income tax cut in history (O’brien 90).He argued that the current tax prevented economic growth and was a…
Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso is considered to be a musical legend. She is one of the women who helped popularize Latin music internationally. Celia Cruz gave life to Afro-Cuban and salsa and imprinted it as a part of New York's culture as well as United States' culture. Celia Cruz was born on October 21st, 1924 in Havana, Cuba to Catalina Alfonso and Simon Cruz. Celia was raised in a poor neighborhood named "Suarez" where she was introduced to and influenced by Cuba's rich and diverse musical…
in 1952. 3. Modern Republicans: Focused on a balanced budget: accepted and extended new deal programs: moderate views on national care plans. 4. Oveta Culp Hobby: Head of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) (founded 1953): first women in Republican cabinet. 5. Soil-bank program: Reduced farm production, which increased farm income. 6. Highway Act (1956); Interstate highway system: Interstate highway system: Authorized construction of 42,000 miles of interstate highways linking…