Tues Draft Questions - Emily Eckey

1. In the TeenVogues article, “What Ecuador’s Feminist History Can Teach Us All,” Bani Amor discusses the accomplishments of Ecuadorian feminist, Nela Martínez, writing, “After the palace takeover in 1944, she became the first woman to serve in Ecuador's Congress” (Amor). How is the Ecuadorian feminist movement following in Nela’s footsteps?

2. In “Communitarian Feminism is an Action-Based Way of Thinking,” Julieta Paredes explains the conceptual framework she calls Communitarian Feminism. What is communitarian feminism and what key areas does it stem from? 

3. In the article, “Dissidence and Community Feminism,” Julieta Paredes states “The State is a patriarchal instrument, which due to its patriarchal articulation, takes on additional characteristics which are much more predatory of women, especially our indigenous grandmothers” (Paredes). How does communitarian feminism view the State?