El The care in the memory of the women workers participating in the conflict of Alimentaria San Luis in 1986.

Abstract

The article deals with the memories of the former workers of Alimentaria San Luis in relation to the tasks of care and domestic work before, during and since the conflict of 1986. From the oral testimonies of two workers, an attempt is made to reconstruct the previous work trajectory , the activities carried out in the camp during the Strike, and the subsequent labor reintegration after the dismissal and its links with the field of reproduction. The perspective of care and the analysis of the spheres of production and reproduction in the sober narratives of the past, will allow us to account for how the image of feminine strength is constructed in memories, appealing to self-essentialization and to feminine stereotypes that, far from impressing passivity, at times cemented a combative and classist attitude.