Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Background & History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Curriculum
Discussing Arpilleras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Arpillerista: Poem Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Comparing Herstories: The Arpilleristas of Chile and African-American Women Quilters in the U.S.:. . . . . . . . 18
Creating an Arpillera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Supplementary Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
*Cover image is a photograph of a woman’s hands threading a needle, wearing a thimble. The photographer is Jerry Soalte, date unknown. Provided by Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Libraries, via Flickr. Copyright unknown.
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