Iris Cabral (1906 – June 1936) was an Afro-Uruguayan feminist and labor activist.[1]
Iris Cabral | |
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| Born | 1905 |
| Died | June 1936 (aged 30–31) Uruguay |
| Occupation(s) | Feminist and labor activist |
| Known for | Organized the first domestic workers' union in Uruguay |
Life
editCabral organized the first domestic workers' union in Uruguay. In the 1930s she and Clementina Silva founded the first Anti-Fascist Committee of Uruguay.[2] She and Maruja Pereyra were the "most visible, militant and outspoken" contributors to the Afro-Uruguayan paper Nuestra Raza after it was restarted in 1933. Both Cabral and Pereyra participated in the April 1936 National Congress of Women. However, Cabral died young in June 1936.[1]
Legacy
editPereyra remembered Cabral in glowing terms:
She was an example of our youth, she gave everything to her race. Everything I said about her, about her merits, would pale by comparison with the reality. Perhaps too good for this world, she led us to a better world.[1]
In 2016 Cabral's memory was honoured by the legislature of Montevideo.[2]
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