[ESP/ENG] Ladies of Hive Community Contest #73 / A brave woman who gave her life for what she believed in.
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Tuesday, March 8 is International Women's Day. This is a day where all women are celebrated. Is there any woman in your life whom you admire or feel impacted you; or any woman in general you feel contributed to the advancement of women? Give us two reasons why. The contribution to women can be either local or worldwide.
There are many women throughout history who have fought for our rights and thanks to them we enjoy much more freedom today. Although even today we must continue to teach that both men and women deserve equal treatment.
But my total admiration is not for a woman who only thought about our rights, but also about the rights of other species. I am referring to the American zoologist "Dian Fossey".
Son muchas las mujeres que a lo largo de la historia han luchado por nuestros derechos y gracias a ellas hoy disfrutamos de mucha más libertad. Aunque aún hoy debemos seguir enseñando que tanto hombres como mujeres merecen un trato igualitario.
Pero mi total admiración no es para una mujer que sólo pensó en nuestros derechos, sino también en los derechos de otras especies. Me refiero a la zoóloga estadounidense "Dian Fossey".
As a child she suffered the injustices of life, her stepfather psychologically abused her and with a totally absent mother she moved on. He decided to go to Africa where he began to study mountain gorillas. Thanks to her, it was possible to demystify the violent behavior of the gorillas that was believed in those years and of course recover the population of these giants.
De niña sufrió las injusticias de la vida, su padrastro abusó psicológicamente de ella y con una madre totalmente ausente siguió adelante. Decidió irse a África donde comenzó a estudiar a los gorilas de montaña. Gracias a ella se logró desmitificar el comportamiento violento de los gorilas que se creía en aquellos años y por supuesto recuperar la población de estos gigantes.
Well I know she did nothing according to many for the advancement of women in particular. But for me feminism is not only about creating awareness and words around women. It is also about living as a fighter and possessing a strong temperament to withstand life's onslaughts.
Fossey faced a society that forced her to be someone she didn't want to be. She made many enemies protecting the gorillas, including poachers, western tourists and the Rwandan government itself.
Bueno, sé que no hizo nada, según muchos, por el avance de las mujeres en particular. Pero para mí el feminismo no es sólo crear conciencia y palabras en torno a las mujeres. También se trata de vivir como una luchadora y poseer un temperamento fuerte para resistir los embates de la vida.
Fossey se enfrentó a una sociedad que la obligaba a ser alguien que no quería ser. Se ganó muchos enemigos protegiendo a los gorilas, como los cazadores furtivos, los turistas occidentales y el propio gobierno ruandés.
What contribution did she make? / ¿Qué contribución hizo?
She is known throughout the world as one of the three pioneering scientists in the study of great apes. Only Fossey was placed in a more hostile habitat.
So friends, imagine being a woman in the middle of the jungle trying to raise awareness about animals, when not even human life was worth in those places. So much commotion was created around her figure that she was murdered in 1985 with a machete. She was never intimidated, so the cowards had to silence her. It was also never known who really killed her, but it is believed to have been hunters with the support of the Rwandan government.
Just thinking that she suffered so much from misunderstanding hurts me deeply, after her death it was exactly the same. He couldn't even do what he wanted with his money since he specified in his will that everything would go to the foundation. Therefore, the money would be used to finance patrols against hunting. But his mother, with whom he never had a good relationship in life, challenged the will and kept the money. An injustice to the memory of this great woman who lived to fight for the voiceless.
Es conocida en todo el mundo como una de las tres científicas pioneras en el estudio de los grandes simios. Sólo Fossey se encontraba en un hábitat más hostil.
Así que amigas, imagínense ser una mujer en medio de la selva tratando de concienciar sobre los animales, cuando ni siquiera la vida humana valía en esos lugares. Se creó tanto revuelo en torno a su figura que fue asesinada en 1985 con un machete. Nunca se dejó intimidar, por lo que los cobardes tuvieron que silenciarla. Tampoco se supo nunca quién la mató realmente, pero se cree que fueron cazadores con el apoyo del gobierno ruandés.
Solo el pensar que ella sufrió tanto por la incomprensión me duele profundamente, después de su muerte fue exactamente lo mismo. Ni siquiera pudo hacer con su dinero lo que deseaba ya que en su testamento dejó especificado que todo sería para la fundación. Por lo cual el dinero serviría para financiar patrullas en contra de la caza.
Pero su madre con la cual jamás tuvo una buena relación en vida, impugnó el testamento y se quedó con el dinero. Una injusticia a la memoria de esta gran mujer que vivió para luchar por los sin voz.
Perhaps you consider that this is not a valid publication for International Women's Day. But for me it is, and with it I give my eternal admiration to the brave woman who was Dian Fossey.
But sadly, if she were still alive today, she would be very sad because all her work vanished. Today mountain gorillas are once again in danger of extinction.
Quizás consideres que esta no es una publicación válida para el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Pero para mí lo es, y con ella doy mi eterna admiración a la valiente mujer que fue Dian Fossey.
Pero tristemente, si ella aún viviera hoy, estaría muy triste porque todo su trabajo desapareció. Hoy los gorilas de montaña vuelven a estar en peligro de extinción.
This is an embroidery work created by my sister in memory of Dian and Digit.
He was her favorite gorilla, which created an emotional bond with the scientist. So much so that she allowed him to play with the babies in the group.
He was killed by the hunters in a gruesome way.
If only there was a place where their souls could be reunited.
Este es un trabajo de bordado creado por mi hermana en memoria de Dian y Digit.
Era su gorila favorito, lo que creó un vínculo emocional con la científica. Tanto es así que le permitía jugar con los bebés del grupo.
Fue asesinado por los cazadores de forma espantosa.
Ojalá hubiera un lugar donde sus almas pudieran reunirse.
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Hello @jcchelme. You have an interesting article about an extraordinary woman. Yes, animal protection is important. Her studies could have been extremely valuable had it not been destroyed. Why it happened and in what manner is still, to this day, under scrutiny.
I wanted to bring something to your attention:
When writing a research article, always include the direct source of the information. If you retrieved information and facts from National Geographic, including the author and any other information about the research, at the end of your article or in your footer.
As pointed out in the contest post, the correct way to source images and other information is to provide a direct link. You indicate the source of your images as google. Check out the contest post for the correct way to source.
Thanks so much for highlighting Dian Fossey and her important work with the gorillas. She suffered greatly trying to accomplish that which she loved.
Take care.
Hello, the truth is that what I wrote is part of my own knowledge. Since I like her work since I was a child, I always read and watched documentaries about her. I didn't do any research other than remember everything I learned from years ago. But I focus on the most emotional part and how I see her.
About the link to the photos if I'm wrong and I apologize. I have already put the actual source as it should be, hopefully I can enter the contest.
Thanks for your response.
WoW, no sabía de ella, interesante historia!
I think she is a wonderful choice! It is too bad that all of her efforts have so carelessly been destroyed.
Thanks for sharing and have a lovely day!
A great tribute to Dian Fossey, @jcchelme!
Thanks for sharing,
and good luck with the contest.
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Feliz día de la mujer @jcchelme, me encanto leer este homenaje a la científica Dian y su gorila favorito Digit. Gracias por darme ese conocimiento. Te dejo un abrazo de oso y lluvia de bendiciones.
A fine example of selfless courage and stalwart resolve in the face of resistance!
Thank you for sharing this remarkable woman @jcchelme