María Galindo

María Galindo (born 1964) is a Bolivian anarcha-feminist and psychologist. She has worked as a radio presenter and television host. She has written three books and is also a screenwriter. Although not well-known outside her country, Galindo is a controversial person in Bolivia.

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Born in Cochabamba (another source says La Paz) to an upper-middle-class family, she left Bolivia with a visa as a nun to study at a Vatican university. She returned in 1992, and on March 8, she co-founded Mujeres Creando ("Women Creating"), a Bolivian collective and social movement which confront sexism and homophobia. She broadcasts a regular radio program from Mujeres Creando. For her controversial actions (often labeled as performance art or street theater), she was arrested and assaulted several times by Bolivian police even though her older brother, José Antonio Galindo Neder, was a minister under former president Carlos Mesa. She also champions the rights of women who are victims of abuse and sexual harassment caused by machismo. Gallindo, a psychologist, teaches sociology at Higher University of San Andrés. She states, "The street is the most important political setting... So we took the street and made the graffiti that we continue to make in four cities in the country. With graffiti we try to mix different topics simultaneously." Galindo is an atheist.