This study traces women's political activism and state formation in Uruguay during the first three decades of the twentieth century, highlighting the connections and the dialogues between these two processes.
Prior to the military dictatorship of the 1970s, Uruguay's political and social policies were considered a model for other Latin American countries to emulate. In addition to being an ideal democracy, it formulated the region's most advanced welfare state under Jose Batlle y Ordonez, president from 1903-1907 and 1911-1915, and a dominant political figure until his death in...
This study traces women's political activism and state formation in Uruguay during the first three decades of the twentieth century, highlighting t...
