In 1961, over 250,000 Cubans joined their country’s National Literacy Campaign and taught more than 707,000 other Cubans to read and write. Almost half of these volunteer teachers were under 18. More than half were women.
Narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker, MAESTRA (Spanish for teacher) explores the experiences of nine of the women who, as young girls, helped eradicate Cuban illiteracy within one year. Norma Guilliard, one of the Women featured in the film, will discuss the film and her work with Afro-descendant women in Cuba.
Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Multicultural and Diversity Affairs and the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research.
