Cuba’s revolution was not won just by bearded white men. Review: Clandestinas: Women in the Cuban Revolutionary Underground, 1955–1959, Carollee Bengelsdorf, by Gavin O'Toole
The book, and this post, make important points about the subversive activities of women in 1950’s Cuba against the Batista dictatorship. My own cousin, aged 16 at the time, was detained twice for disseminating antigovernment propaganda. It was a miracle she was released unharmed. She was irrationally headstrong and the model for one of the characters in my novel about the Communist Revolution of 1959.
Thanks for your comment José, it sounds like you have a very interesting family history. Great that you recreated her character in print—a fitting testament to her bravery! Keep writing!
The book, and this post, make important points about the subversive activities of women in 1950’s Cuba against the Batista dictatorship. My own cousin, aged 16 at the time, was detained twice for disseminating antigovernment propaganda. It was a miracle she was released unharmed. She was irrationally headstrong and the model for one of the characters in my novel about the Communist Revolution of 1959.
Thanks for your comment José, it sounds like you have a very interesting family history. Great that you recreated her character in print—a fitting testament to her bravery! Keep writing!