Edited film explores the paradox of Aymara women's lives in the Bolivian highlands. Women believe the dominant Hispanic ideal that women should be subservient to men and to only undertake tasks appropriate to their limited strength and intelligence even as Aymara culture recognizes equal gender contributions to the community and family survival through cooperation and reciprocity.
Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Domestic and family life ; Towns, villages and other settlements
Credits: Smith, Hubert filmmaker (1938- ) ; Reichline, Neil, cameraman
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Local Numbers: HSFA 2014.2.9
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The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
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Collection Citation:
American University Field Staff Faces of Change collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
