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Women Experiences Under The Military Dictatorship In Argentina

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Women’s Experiences Under the Military Dictatorship in Argentina
Elsa de Becerra
Since her children had been tortured differently, she had a traumatic experience during
the military dictatorship. Her son was transported to the hospital when he was severely injured in
an accident while he was still living in Mendoza. He later received a medical discharge, but the
police detained him as he left the hospital because he lacked an identification card. This is how
he managed to get away with it. Her daughters, who were sixteen and eighteen at the time of the
police raid, were taken away in a month.
While she and her husband were bound together with sheets and a curtain and dropped to
the ground, the younger child was tied to a chair outside that was connected to an alarm clock
(Fisher 15). The police carried away everything after conducting a full house search. When they
were finished, they gave the family the directive to leave with the older daughter while
instructing the younger one to remain tied until the alarm was turned off. Since then, she and her
husband have kept watch over their home each night. A week later, while her husband was
keeping watch, Violeta, her older daughter, returned home covered in the bruising resultant from
a cruel beating.
Aida de Suarez
Her home was broken into by twenty armed guys brandishing weapons at her family. To
make matters worse, they hauled her son away after carrying everything of value from the house

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during the raid. The last time she saw her kid was when she questioned who they were and what
they wanted, and the armed men replied that they were security forces who needed to take him
away for questioning (Fisher 13). She went to her neighbor to get an injection since she felt she
would lose it, but it did not help her feel better, so she decided to go to the police station and
provide a statement.
After writing down her testimony, the policeman who answered the door informed her
that there was no need to go to the police station and suggested she instead contacts one of the
military regiments as they were the ones kidnapping people. She then decided to go directly to
the regiment. Still, they refused her request, stating that she had gone to the incorrect location
and should report to the interior ministry instead. When she went to the ministry of interior, she
met a woman who was also looking for her son, and they agreed to meet every Thursday for
protests.
Maria Del Rosario
Her son was taken from the house in May 1976, and the abductors instructed her to seek
information from the army headquarters in Palermo. She met two other women hunting for their
children in Palermo and decided to travel to the headquarters together (Fisher 27). The women
they encountered each time they convened at a particular headquarters led them to decide to visit
the church, but the bishop could only encourage them to pray.
After searching in several locations in April 1977 for her son, one of the other women
recommended that they write a letter to the governments residence and ask for clarification
(Fisher 29). They waited a while for a response to their letter, but they never gave up. They met
every Thursday until a meeting was set up for them to talk with the interior minister, who could
not provide them with the information they needed to locate their children.

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor Course Date Women’s Experiences Under the Military Dictatorship in Argentina Elsa de Becerra Since her children had been tortured differently, she had a traumatic experience during the military dictatorship. Her son was transported to the hospital when he was severely injured in an accident while he was still living in Mendoza. He later received a medical discharge, but the police detained him as he left the hospital because he lacked an identification card. This is how he managed to get away with it. Her daughters, who were sixteen and eighteen at the time of the police raid, were taken away in a month. While she and her husband were bound together with sheets and a curtain and dropped to the ground, the younger child was tied to a chair outside that was connected to an alarm clock (Fisher 15). The police carried away everything after conducting a full house search. When they were finished, they gave the family the directive to leave with the older daughter while instructing the younger one to remain tied until the alarm was turned off. Since then, she and her husband have kept watch over their home each night. A week later, while her husband was keeping watch, Violeta, her older daughter, returned home covered in the bruising resultant from a cruel beating. Aida de Suarez Her home was broken into by twenty armed guys brandishing weapons at her family. To make matters worse, they hauled her son away after carrying everything of value fr ...
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