One thing I refuse to do is keep quiet. The women of my generation in Latin America have been instructed that the woman should b
e submissive to the man, even when faced with injustices . . . Now, I understand that we need to speak out about inequalities openly. If we fail to do this we are coconspirators. I will condemn the military government openly and freely without fear. —Maria del Rosario de Cerruti According to this quote, what was the traditional role of women in Argentina?
In this quote, we learn about the traditional role of women in Argentina. Maria del Rosario de Cerruti tells us that she refuses to keep quiet, even if that is the role that women have traditionally had in Argentina. She tells us that women in this country were expected to keep quiet, even when faced with injustices. We are also told that they were meant to be submissive to men.
