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Motherhood(s) as trenches of struggle: maternalist claims, collective action, and feminisms

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No. 24 (2025): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2025.82611
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This article aims to identify a common thread in the collective action carried out by groups of women in Argentina across three historical moments: the 1980s with the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo; the late 1990s and early 2000s with the piquetera women; and from the 2010s onward with the Mamá Cultiva Argentina collective. The guiding hypothesis is that, in times of crisis, these women activate a maternalist identity—whether consciously or not—that, far from being confined to the private sphere, emerges as a trench of political struggle. Recognizing these experiences allows for a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between motherhood, care, collective action, and feminisms, raising questions about how these groups disrupt the public sphere, challenge the boundaries of gender norms, and build new forms of citizenship and resistance.

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latin american motherhoods , collective identities , political agency , intersectionality

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Lucía Pilar Cosciuc, Centro de Investigaciones Feministas y Estudios de Género

Licenciada en Trabajo Social (UNR - Argentina). Maestranda en Poder y Sociedad desde la problemática del género (UNR - Argentina). Posgrado Interdisciplinario en Cuidados Paliativos (FLACSO - Argentina). Diplomada en Estudios Feministas (UNCAUS) y en Concepciones y prácticas de cuidado (UNMP - Argentina). Integrante del Centro de Investigaciones Feministas y Estudios de Género (CIFEG-UNR) y del Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios del Trabajo (CIET-UNR).

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Cosciuc, L. P. (2025). Motherhood(s) as trenches of struggle: maternalist claims, collective action, and feminisms. Revista Punto Género, (24), pp. 119–146. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7473.2025.82611
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