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  Older Women in Argentina

By: Ruth Teubal

February 5, 2002

Dear Nancy and Jeanne: I don’t know how much you are both aware of what’s going on here in Argentina, but maybe you should know that the paralyzing and kidnapping of the savings of the middle and lower middle class, on the part of the banks and with sanction by the government include many many older women who have worked all their lives to save for their old age, and now are impeded to accede to their money (property), and are having a very difficult time, due to sudden and brutal impoverishment. It’s really impressive to see the participation of these older women in the marches of protest ("pan" marches or cacerolazos), the weekly neighborhood meetings, and at the queues of the banks where they have to stand on line for many many hours. I don’t have any statistics, but I do know of some cases where they fainted, and had to be hospitalized (we’ve been having 30-33 degrees Celsius heat) for serious health effects of the situation. On TV the testimonies of anger, indignation of older women are quite impressive. I wonder if there’s anything that you can do, solidarity wise, or maybe press-wise, or other, in this world that has so rapidly become topsy-turvy. Or if you would want me to do anything.

Love to both of you,  

Ruth Teubal

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