old. Her parents had traditional ideas of place within the family. From the age of seven she was taught to do housework, preparation for a future where she would have to sustain her own household and family.
Both parents were involved in the struggle against Salvadorean military Beatriz wanted to participate in the activities of the secondary students association but parents prevented her wanted to protect her.
Beatriz rebelled. with other students made her aware that there was a need for her participation in the struggle.
Her own struggle with parents showed her that her involvement was not only for the benefit of the Salvadorean people as a whole but also specifically for the benefit of women.
At the age of 14 Beatriz joined AMES, the Association Salvadorean Women. At 17 she was put in charge of AMES' work in the ParaCentral front of the Farabundo Marti Front — one of five fronts which the FMLN has established for the conduct of the war.
Within the AMES had set up women's front -Gomez', named after one of the founders of AMES who 'disappeared' in 1981. Women's fronts are formed in the zones which are under the control of the FMLN and they group together all the the regime.
her - they Her contact her of Liberation ParaCentral a specific 'Ana Maria dent today, has suffered?
has meant an Baker available for its own use.
civil hospitals have beer Even the maternit hospital has been taken over. We nee medicines like anti-biotics, alcohol. cotton and analgesics Are people in the cities more confi.
despite. the repression