Introduction: femininity, revolution, and feminism -- Gender and the revolutionary struggle in El Salvador, 1979-1992 -- Feminism in post-war El Salvador, 1992-1999 -- The tenure of Salvador Allende through a feminist lens, 1970-1973 -- Dictatorship, democracy, and feminism in post-Allende Chile, 1973-1999 -- The Cuban insurrection through a feminist lens, 1952-1959 -- The women's movement in postinsurrection Cuba, 1959-1999 -- Conclusion : unity-inspired divisions.