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Between tradition and feminism: modern Amazonas

“We have our world and we are building feminism into it.” In the last two decades there has been a rebirth of the Amazons in the struggle for women's rights. Part 1. Part 2.

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Altamira, rallies against Belo Monte. Photo: Daniela Silva

Part One

Beginning this article with words that appear to be the opposite of one another and bringing them together is a challenge that many women from traditional peoples and I experience in our activism as feminists.