In 1973, the democratically elected government of Chile fell in a military coup d’etat. A few months earlier, a case of mistaken gender identity thrust a woman named Alejandrina Cox into the national spotlight and Chilean history. With the help of Dr. Margaret Power, a historian at the Illinois Institute of Technology, we discuss the significant role that conservative women played in the downfall of Chile’s socialist President, Salvador Allende. In the end, it’s a cautionary tale about neglecting women in politics and ignoring them in history.

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We also answer some of your most pressing questions, such as:

Will we ever stop talking about Nitrates? No, never.

What do Spanish chickens say? Pio Pio Pio.

Is Jeff a closeted Maoist? Perhaps.

And is it possible possible that our Spanish is actually worse than our French? Buenas Tardes!

Tune in to realFootnotes Season 2 Episode 2 to find out!

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And you can find more information about Dr. Margaret Power and her research here:
https://humansciences.iit.edu/faculty/margaret-power

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Warning contains possible spoilers for the legend of Joan of Arc.