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Las Azurduy: Theatrical performance honors the life, legacy of South American feminist freedom fighter 

[PICTURED: La-Lengua-by-Michelle-Castillo-@neonicreative-5 — Cast of Las Azurduy. Photo: Michelle Castillo] South American warrior and hero, Juana Azurduy de Padilla — who played a pivotal role in Bolivia’s fight for independence from Spain in the 1800s — is synonymous with women’s empowerment.  But her story is hardly known.  For more than a century, Azurduy has been […]