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Many went missing during Dirty War Military Dictatorship drugged, raped, dropped in ocean and forced loved ones to watch Founder-Azucena Villaflor Group of women were desperate to find their kids Started to march, outside Casa Rosada Presidential Palace
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Keep the organization around Create a new space of representation for women in Argentina society Bring motherhood out of domestic closet and show how it can be a social construct Spread awareness of events taking place in country
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Actively working for human rights within country and other human rights organizations Awareness needed to be spread
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Participated in a march outside presidential palace Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Newspaper, radio station and a university established federal funded housing program Members of Hijos
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Endlessly searched for truth International symbol of non-violence Still fighting after 30 years Used themselves Verbally and physically attacked Removal of amnesty laws
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Government wants to forgive and move on Police got involved Many protestors got arrested Military police would not allow protesting anymore
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Bouvard, Marguerite G. Revolutionizing Motherhood: The Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo. Lanham, MD [u.a.: SR, 2004. Print. BookCommentsTagsParentheticalEditDeleteTagsParentheticalDelete Davis, Roger P. "Argentine Leaders Are Convicted of Human Rights Violations." Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1971- 2000. Ed. Robert F. Gorman. 6 Vols. Salem Press, 2008. Salem History Web. 19 Nov. 2013 CustomCommentsTagsParentheticalEditDeleteTagsParentheticalDelete Trigona, Marie. "Open Wounds: Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo Continue to Fight for Justice." Canadian Dimension July-Aug. 2007: 16+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2013
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