#Esther Norma Arrostito

[leftistfeminista]

How the Junta faked the death of a Leftist Woman Leader

One of the cruelest, dirty tricks of Junta psychological warfare was faking the death of a high ranking Montoneros woman leader Esther Norma Arrostito. It was reported in all the newspapers that she had died a heroic martyrdom in a shootout with the Junta.

As part of their misogynist treatment of women leaders, as human trophies, they actually kept her alive and used her as a tool to break the spirit of her comrades who admired her as a heroic martyr. As part of their patriarchal machismo ideology they believed that being lead by women was a weakness of the egalitarian Left. The Junta attempted to exploit this "weakness" for singling out women leaders for intense humiliation in front of their comrades. Faking her death in a heroic battle so she would be worshipped as a martyr first, was a way of intensifying this contrast. Comrades with absolute faith in her incorruptibility would be demoralized when their dead martyr was dragged out in chains and skimpy underwear.

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"They kept her in the ESMA chained and in sight of other kidnapped people to make a dent in their morale."

The military faked her death in order to keep Montoneros in the belief that a lot of compromising information had been lost with her. Arrostito, however, endured more than a year of torture and humiliation without betraying her comrades. 

[fernandoestebancordoba]

8 de marzo - Día Internacional de la Mujer Trabajadora Honor y Gloria! "Yo no me rindo. Yo no colaboro. Mi nombre es Norma Esther Arrostito. Mi nombre de guerra es Gaby. Mi grado es capitán del Ejército Montonero... esta es la única información que les pienso brindar" Norma Esther Arrostito (Buenos Aires, 17 de enero de 1940 - Buenos Aires, 15 de enero de 1978) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9eDMuthS73/?igshid=iq34y2jowwgy