Peruvian Women Once Wore Burka-Like Attire as Cloaks of Rebellion (www.ancient-origins.net)
“In an era where the term “burka” evokes images of oppressive regimes, notably Afghanistan's coercive imposition on women, it may come as a surprise that the tapada limeña (meaning “the covered one from Lima”) was used as a cloak of female resistance to authority by the women of Lima for over three hundred years…....
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