Name/Title
Lapel Pin, "2da Conferencia Sindical Nacional de Mujeres Trabajadoras" (Second National Trade-Union Conference of Working Women)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.14Description
Enameled metal commemorative lapel pin issued for the Second National Trade-Union Conference of Working Women (2da Conferencia Sindical Nacional de Mujeres Trabajadoras), organized by Cuba's CTC-R labor confederation in 1964.
A circular enameled metal pin/badge. Around the upper edge, in raised letters, runs the legend "2da CONF. SIND. NAC. DE MUJERES" (continuing to "TRABAJADORAS" along the lower edge). The center shows two women's heads in left profile, rendered in white/cream with dark hair, set against a green half-field; the year "1964" is stacked vertically in the green field to the left of the face. The lower half of the pin is red, carrying the stylized monogram "CTC R" above the word "TRABAJADORAS." The pin shows considerable age: corrosion spots, enamel loss, oxidation, and surface wear throughout, though all text and the central image remain legible.Context
This conference was organized by the CTC R (Central de Trabajadores de Cuba – Revolucionaria), the prorevolutionary national labor union.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Date made
1964Time Period
1960sInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
EngravingTranscription
2da Conf. Sind. Nac. de MUJERES TRABAJADORAS
CTCRLanguage
SpanishTranslation
2nd National Union Conference of Working Women
CTCRNotes
Expansion: "2da Conferencia Sindical Nacional de Mujeres Trabajadoras" = "Second National Trade-Union Conference of Working Women." "CTC R" = Central de Trabajadores de Cuba – Revolucionaria.Materials
Material
MetalMaterial Notes
Metal (base metal, possibly brass or alloy) with applied/fired enamel or painted color fields; pin-back fastener on reverse (not visible in this image)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
CTC-RNotes
issuerPerson or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaRelated Events
Event
2nd National Union Conference of Working WomenResearch Notes
Notes
The pin marks the Second National Trade-Union Conference of Working Women (2da Conferencia Sindical Nacional de Mujeres Trabajadoras), held in 1964 under the auspices of the CTC-R.
The 1964 conference sits within a dense institutional context. The Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC), founded in 1960 under Vilma Espín, was the mass organization tasked with mobilizing women; the CTC handled their incorporation into organized labor. Women's labor-force participation was politically central: it was framed both as women's liberation and as an economic necessity for the revolution's development goals. Conferences like this one publicized targets for female employment, addressed workplace issues (childcare, maternity, training), and built the organizational scaffolding that later produced landmark legislation such as the 1974 Maternity Law and the 1975 Family Code.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
April 27, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026