Recorded at the United Presbyterian Women's National Meeting, Purdue University, July 17-22, 1985. Marta Benavides (born 1943) is a feminist religious leader from El Salvador. She is a theologian, ordained American Baptist minister, permaculturist, educator, and artist. After the military coup in El Salvador in 1979 and the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War, she became the leader of the Ecumenical Committee for Humanitarian Aid, a group sponsored by the Archbishop Óscar Romero. From 1982 to 1992 she lived in exile in the United States and Mexico.
Creator Name(s)
United Presbyterian Women. National Meeting (1985 : Purdue University)., Benavides, Marta
Date Created
1985, July 1985, July 1985
Topical Subject(s)
Central America--Social conditions, Central America--Politics and government, Sanctuary movement
Making peace in Central America [sound recording] : a call for today / Marta Benavides.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=741
