The autobiography of María Elena Moyano
Subtitle: the life and death of a Peruvian activist
By: edited and annotated by Diana Miloslavich Tupac ; translation, prologue and afterword by Patricia S. Taylor Edmisten
Contributors: Miloslavich Túpac, Diana
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
Subjects: Moyano, María Elena, -- 1958-1992; Women social reformers -- Peru -- Villa El Salvador -- Biography; Feminists -- Peru -- Villa El Salvador -- Biography; Villa El Salvador (Peru) -- Social conditions; Lima (Peru) -- Social conditions
Work titles: María Elena Moyano.
Description: "Using Maria Elena Moyano's own words, Diana Miloslavich Tupac has re-created the voice of the martyred Peruvian activist." "In part 1 of this work, Moyano traces the struggle of poor women in Peru and how they developed survival organizations such as the Vaso de Leche (Glass of Milk) and the communal kitchen feeding program to cope with poverty made worse by government austerity adjustments.".

"In part 2, Moyano relates the hardships of her impoverished childhood and describes the difficulties of achieving an education. She speaks also of her marriage and of childbirth, of the discrimination she faced, and of her gradual and steady rise to positions of authority within the popular women's movement and as deputy mayor and spokesperson for the 300,000 people of Villa El Salvador, a Lima barrio."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A translation of María Elena Moyano: en busca de una esperanza."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [101]-104) and index