Circle of Love Over Death: The Story of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo / Edition 1

by Matilde Mellibovsky, Maria Proser, Matthew Proser

Overview

In Circle of Love Over Death, Matilde Mellibovsky documents the testimonies of mothers whose children were stripped from them in Argentina during the turbulent 1970s. She not only describes the personal anguish of families over the torture, death or "disappearance" of their children, but also shows how the women gave emotional support to each other and the way in which, since 1976, they slowly but surely organized and built an international movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781880684382
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Publication date:	11/01/1996
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)

About the Author

Matilde Mellibovsky is one of the founding Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Maria Proser was an Argentine translator and activist. She and her husband, Matthew, a professor of English at the University of Connecticut, collaborated on a number of Spanish to English translations. Maria died in 2018. She is survived by Matthew, who lives in Eastern Connecticut. 

Table of Contents

Foreword by Antonio Elio Brailovsky
The Need for a Book
Arriving at the Plaza

Chapter 1: The Children
Let Those Who Want to Hear, Listen
Testimonies:
     Poema Gardella de Akerman
     Lola Weinschelbaum de Rubino
     María Adela Gard de Antokoletz
     Lidia Miy Uranga de Almeida

Chapter 2: The Mothers Confront the Disappearances
I Want to Mine the Earth until I Find You
Testimonies:
     Elida Busi de Galletti
     Esther Aracela Lado de Sanchez

Chapter 3: The Search and the Wait
Let Them Give Us Hope . . . 
Testimonies:
     Carmen Robles de Zurita
     Fanny Brener de Bendersky
     Enriqueta Maroni

Chapter 4: The Mothers Go to the Plaza
A Circle of Love
Testimonies:
     Marta Vázquez
     Angelica P. Sosa de Mignone
     Josefina Gandolfi de Salgado

Chapter 5: The Struggle and the Dictatorship
What Else Is There to Do, What Else Is There to Try? We Were Born Again. . . .
Testimonies:
     Carmen Aguiar de Lapaco
     Carmen Isabel Rodino de Cobo
     Gladys Castro de Lepiscopo

Chapter 6: Democracy Arrived
One Waited Full of Hope
Testimonies:
      Ilda Irrustita de Miccuci
      Sara Silver de Brodsky
      Alicia Rivarola de Cárdenas

Chapter 7: The Mothers Today
Why Do We Continue the Circle?
Testimony of Maria Isabel Choborik de Mariani

Testimonies:
      Elena Dubrovsky de Pasik
      Matilde Saidler de Melibovsky

Epilogue

Notes: Names & Terms

Editorial Reviews

"Heart-wrenching and deeply analytical, Circle of Love Over Death is mandatory reading for those who seek to understand the dynamics of state terrorism and people's resistance in the Americas." —Alicia Partnoy

"The voices of the women gathered in this book are lyrical, powerful, evocative of familiar faces deprived of youth and hope. Each of the testimonies is written with simplicity and power. In all the important literature written about the Mothers, Circle of Love Over Death is one of the most outstanding and memorable texts, mostly because the voices featured are those of the Mothers themselves." —Marjorie Agosin, Wellesley College

"[The Mother's] cries have affected their own country, as well as the world, and learning of their experiences will change your definition of justice forever." —Blake de Pastino, Julie Birnbaum, Angie Drobnic, and Tracy L. Cooley

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