Herstory: 10 Dominican Women to Celebrate During Women’s History Month
Giovanni Savino
Latinas in the U.S. come from a long line of influential, barrier-breaking, rebel Latin American women. Through Remezcla’s Herstory series, we introduce readers to the women warriors and pioneers whose legacies we carry on.
For Women’s History Month, La Galería Magazine has once again launched the #DominicanHerstory social media campaign. The independent magazine that covers all things Dominican started the hashtag to look at the important contributions made by women from the Dominican Republic, but along the way, La Galería found that there is a very narrow representation of Dominican women online.
“Through the creation of this list, we did notice that a Google search of ‘Mujeres Dominicanas’ leads to results that prove just how over-sexualized and objectified we are,” said Amanda Alcantara, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, in a press release. “However, in the creation of these Facebook posts, we also realize that Dominicanas are truly unstoppable human beings who will overcome all barriers, including sexism, to accomplish their goals as well as to celebrate their community.”
In honor of Women’s History Month, here are some of the biggest montras of the past and present:
