Los Hilos de la Historia femenina

Abstract

The subordination of women to men, their submission, their apparent lesser value, have been evident since the beginning of humanity. They have never existed any biological or physiological reasons for such subordination, but it is, so it has always been. Throughout history, women have struggled to occupy a place not below or above men, but to their side. They have fought to win the rights that were denied to them. Embroidery, knitting, sewing, are tasks that were assigned to women by having features that suited very well to confinement, to femininity, a delicacy. Early feminists rejected, logically, everything that had to do with these textile work, as it was related to their previous history of chastity, confinement and submission. But there has been a resurgence of the textile, and many women in different parts of the world, dissimilar cultures, in different fields, found in fabrics and threads, a powerful tool of expression. Whether in private or in public, these materials have empowered women and have given voice when most needed it.