Themes of Patriarchy
Latin American Song Genres
Famous Latin American Women
Latin American Women in Politics
Literature Genres Throughout the Ages
100

Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, fought for this. This is commonly expressed in the difference in pay.

Gender equality

100

This musical genre is also known as a popular dipping sauce.

Salsa

100

This Colombian Singer is known for her pop music, and that her “Hips don’t Lie.”

Shakira
100

This US House of Representatives member is famous for being the youngest woman to ever serve in Congress.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

100

This 20th-century literature genre was known for its fantasy elements, which appeared as a natural part of the story.

Magical realism

200

These women fought alongside men during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

The Sandinistas

200

This musical genre is dominated by artists such as Bad Bunny, Karol G, and Daddy Yankee.

Reggaeton

200

This Argentinian woman is known as “The Voice of Latin America.”

Mercedes Sosa

200

This woman was the first woman president after the dictatorship in Nicaragua.

Violetta Chamorro

200

This form of poetry was the main style that Sor Juana wrote in, popular for its religious symbolism and imagery.

Baroque

300

As a young woman, Sor Juana was given just two options for her life. What were these options?

Marriage or the convent

300

This Colombian genre of music traditionally has three drums, three flutes, and a 2/2 or 2/4 meter.

Cumbia

300

This Nicaraguan woman won the presidency with 54.7% of the vote in 1990.

Doña Violeta

300

This woman was elected president of Brazil in 2010.

Dilma Rousseff

300

This pre-Columbian genre is most well-known from the Popol Vuh.

creation myths

400

What is the name of the famous poem written by Sor Juana in the 1680s that explored the double standards of men?

“You Foolish Men”

400

This musical genre, characterized by its sophisticated lyrics dealing with love, originated in eastern Cuba in the 1800s.

Bolero

400

This Latin American Author wrote the best seller “The House of Spirits”

Isabel Allende

400

This woman was the interim president of Bolivia in 1979 after Walter Guevara was ousted.

Lidia Gueiler Tejada

400

Isabel Allende’s book “Inés of My Soul” was popular for this post-20th century genre popular for its authentic details of the past.

Historic fiction

500

In the story “The Youngest Doll” by Rosario Ferré, these represent the patriarchy.

The river prawns

500

This musical genre draws from traditional rural folk music from Mexico.

Ranchera

500

This character in the famous story “Two Words” monetizes her knowledge of language.

Belisa Crepusculario

500

Sor Juana was the daughter of this powerful figure in early colonial Latin America.

Don Pedro Manuel

500

This form of poetry is known for not using line breaks.

Prose poems

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