Read the passages from Flora Tristan’s Diary of her travel to Lima, Peru and also the comprehension questions and commentaries in the Part 2 Presentation.
Some suggestions to propose in your discussion:
1. Flora Tristan antecedes contemporary feminist, socialist, ecological or post-colonial perspectives. Can you discuss this statment considering a particular aspect of her Travel Diary to Lima, Peru?
2. In her TRavel Diary she writes a penetrating analysis of the customes (sayas and mantos) worn by women in Lima from diverse social status. From a sociological perspective she relates these garments with women’s social behavior and the intricate code that they created to communicate their personal feelings.
