Writing the History of Co-Madres: March 2024

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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Welcome to our blog

We're Ruby and Inez. We're Quakers and we're following a leading to help an incredible group of women write their history. The Comité de Madres (Committee of Mothers), or Co-Madres, is one of the first human rights organizations in El Salvador.

Co-Madres was initiated by a group of women in the 1970s in response to extreme political repression and violence. They have struggled continuously for human rights for all in El Salvador and internationally.

Ruby visited their office in 2005 to learn about their work. When they suggested that perhaps one day someone would help them write their history, we decided to be that someone -- despite having no experience or formal training. This blog chronicles the joys and tribulations of that effort.