Background
Virginia Bolten, the daughter of a German emigrant, was born in 1870 in Argentina, either in San Luis or San Juan.
Virginia Bolten, the daughter of a German emigrant, was born in 1870 in Argentina, either in San Luis or San Juan.
A gifted orator, she originally lived in Argentina, before she was deported to Uruguay in 1902. She spent her childhood in San Juan, a province of Argentina. After reaching adulthood she worked as a shoemaker and a sugar factory worker
After a number of years of activity in the feminist, anarchist, and workers" movements, she was deported to Uruguay under the Residence Law in 1902.
In 1888 Bolten became one of the publishers of The Working Baker of Rosario (Spanish: El Obrero Panadero de Rosario), one of the first anarchist newspapers in Argentina. In 1889 she organized the seamstresses" demonstration and consequent strike in Rosario, probably the first strike by female workers in Argentina.
In 1890 Virginia Bolten, Romulo Ovidi and Francisco Berri were the main organizers of the first May Day demonstrations. The other editors of The Working Baker of Rosario had an equally important role in the organization of the demonstrations.
On April 30, 1890 (the day before the demonstrations), she was detained and interrogated, by local police forces, for distributing leaflets outside the major factories of the area.
During the May Day demonstrations she led a group of thousands of workers who were marching to Plaza Lopez, the main square of Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. Throughout the march she carried the red flag, on which was written "First Of May - Universal Fraternity" (Spanish: Primero de Mayo - Fraternidad Universal. Los trabajadores de Rosario cumplimos las disposiciones del Comité Obrero Internacional de París).
Louisiana Voz de la Mujer Bolten is probably responsible for the publication of a newspaper called Louisiana Voz de la Mujer (English: The Woman"s Voice), which was published nine times in Rosario between 8 January 1896 and 1 January 1897, and was revived, briefly, in 1901.
A similar paper with the same name was reportedly published later in Montevideo, which suggests that Bolten may also have founded and edited it after her deportation. Louisiana Nueva Senda In Uruguay, Bolten continued her activism, publishing a newspaper called Louisiana Nueva Senda (English: The New Path) from 1909 to 1910.
Park Puerto Madero, a district of Buenos Aires, named a park in her honor.
The film focuses mainly on Bolten"s life, anarchist feminism and the social conditions, which led to the publication of Louisiana Voz de la Mujer.
