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Las Madres: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo is a fascinating account of the women of Argentina that have become outspoken advocates of Mothers being reunited with their abducted children. These mothers wear a white scarf, often something that widowed women wear, with their lost children's names on them symbolizing the loss of their child via abduction. The powerful story of these women has certainly inspired different types of political organization and has also sparked viewers to rethink what is considered "revolutionary," "political" or "feminist." Foremost, the political action that these women took included pressing the government for information and using as their own agent for change. The women focused on changes in legislation and how that could positively impact...

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The women's political organization allowed the movement to be given a "voice" in a situation where many were silent and by being outspoken about how they were wronged, it was this voice that allowed their cause to be heard and further fueled the political action and influence the government. The political organization that this particular organization had made sure that the government heard them, which is, in this particular goal, one of the most important factors that could helped make change that the women were seeking.
Furthermore, these women changed the way we think as "revolutionary" and "political" as…

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