TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Healing their wounds: Guatemalan refugee women as political activists
JO  - Women and therapy
A1  - Light, Deborah
SP  - 297
EP  - 308
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - Guatemalan refugee women living in the camps of southern Mexico for the past decade have become a remarkable example of self-empowerment despite the severe psychological trauma of the experiences which led to their exile. The successful organization of these women (the majority of whom are of Mayan ethnic identity) into a productive force for social advancement raises interesting questions about the roles of physical, social, and cultural environment in post-traumatic recovery. This article seeks to explore these issues by looking at the activism of Guatemalan refugee women and examining it in the context of their refugee experience.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0270-3149
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J015V13N03_08
ID  - ref1
ER  -