Threads of My Life: The Testimony of Hilaria Supa Huaman, a Rural Quechua Woman - Softcover

Supa Huaman, Hilaria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894778227 ISBN 13: 9781894778220

Publisher: Theytus Books, 2006

Synopsis

She loves life in spite of everything. Conceived as the result of a rape, she herself was raped at the age of 14. Her name is Hilaria Supa Huamán. She is 47 years old and self-educated. She has lived in Lima, the capital of Peru. She now lives in Huallaccocha, in Cuzco. She campaigns for agriculture and for the women of the countryside. For more than 20 years, she has been dedicated to organizing women and preserving the ancient wisdom and culture of the Andes. For the last six years, she has also been working in search of justice for women who were forcibly sterilized.--1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize

About this edition

• Publisher: Theytus Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1894778227
• ISBN 13: 9781894778220
• Binding: Paperback