- Source: http://www.comibol.gob.bo/noticia/201-A_la_memoria_revolucionaria_de_Domitila_Chungara
Housewives Committee
The Housewives Committee was a sort of union formed by the wives of the miners. They participated in the Federation of Mine Workers. They wanted Bolivia to be free of its imperialistic government. They wanted the workers and mines to be in power and be in charge of laws, education, etc. Most importantly, they wanted husbands and wives/men and women to work together to fix issues of working and living conditions, and the state of Bolivia.
Other Achievements
In 1978, Domitila gained recognition at the International Womens Forum in Mexico. Then in 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. When she came back to Bolivia in 1982, she worked on creating a Mobile School for Political training and to teach the local people about politics.
Source:
Achtenberg, Emily. “Remembering Domitila: Making Bolivian History.”NACLA. N.p., 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 20 Apr. 2015. <https://nacla.org/blog/2012/3/15/remembering-domitila-making-bolivian-history>.
Chungara, Domitila Barrios De, and Moema Viezzer. Let Me Speak!: Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian Mines. New York: Monthly Review, 1978. Print.