Without needing words, women's hands transcend falsehood and caress truth, because they speak a language that is revealed only to them.
The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) accompanied its mother, the Revolution, on its journey, grateful for the gift of freedom and willing to expand it for the benefit of all, the only way to pay the debt of its existence.
On August 23, 1960, Cuban women united their efforts in a single organization and elected Vilma Espín Guillois as their first and eternal leader. From that moment on, they began their struggle for the leadership role that is essential in a society committed to justice.
However, conscience marches behind political will, and this abyss imposed the urgent and still valid task of eliminating centuries of machismo and other legacies of mental colonialism.
Until the fall of the Neocolonial Republic, the most fortunate women followed the preordained destiny of finding a good man - for his money - and fulfilling the service of guardian of the home. In other cases, poverty and few alternatives forced them to sully their dignity in degrading activities, including prostitution.
Against the worst of the past, the FMC bet on the future, and its representatives looked for the best in themselves to respond to the call of every achievement, in a country overflowing with them. Their faces have been engraved in every sphere of human creation.
The greatest guarantee for the continuation of the struggle lies in nonconformity, and the present poses enormous challenges to keep the shared dream safe. This organization, like every daughter of the revolutionary process, must connect with the deepest part of the being in order to mobilize the most beautiful endeavor: the growth and prosperity of the Homeland.
I will not mention their names here, to avoid the risk of unforgivable omissions, but also because two words are enough to evoke them all: Cuban woman.
