The CCCNY caps its celebration of Women’s History Month with an illustrated historical journey led by historian Teresa Fernández Soneira, who will explore the contributions of Cuban women from early colonial times to the end of the War of Independence in 1898. Through detailed accounts, enhanced by archival photographs, she will bring to light the role played by women as conspirators, warriors, smugglers, poets, writers, singers, as well as nurses tending to the mambises, the Cuban soldiers fighting for independence (pictured above). The support provided by Cuban women in exile, through the founding of revolutionary clubs and other organizations, will also be highlighted. In this complementary lecture to her two-volume book on the subject, Mujeres de la patria, the author will rescue from oblivion women who dedicated their lives to the pursuit of Cuba’s freedom.
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A with the audience via Zoom, moderated by Ricardo Gil, director of our History Program.
This special history event is part of our CreateNYC Language Access Series on Cuban History, Art, and Literature. It will be held in Spanish.
DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, IT WILL BE STREAMED THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
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Teresa Fernández Soneira (Havana, 1947) left Cuba for the United States in 1961. She studied at the Colegio del Apostolado in Havana and Madrid, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities from Barry University and an Associate in Philosophy from Miami-Dade College. She has given numerous lectures at the Cuban Research Institute, the Padre Félix Varela Foundation, and other educational and cultural institutions. She is the author of several books on Cuban history, including Cuba: Historia de la educación católica 1582-1961; Con la Estrella y la Cruz, historia de la Federación de la Acción Católica Cubana; and Mujeres de la Patria, contribución de la mujer a la independencia de Cuba. She is a frequent contributor to El Nuevo Herald, La Voz Católica, Revista Herencia, and other publications.
This event is being held in celebration of Women’s History Month, and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature.
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