Abstract
Abstract This article explores the central role of women within the East Timorese liberation struggle and women's alternative strategies of resistance. It tailors the theme of resistance from the “margins” specifically to the East Timor question by showing how the relationship between the “periphery” (East Timor) and the “centre” (Indonesia) has impacted on women's lives. It contends that women's role is hard to investigate amidst the deliberate isolation of the struggle. However, it also states that by exploring this marginalisation and its shaping of the resistance, we can learn something of the nature of the centre — Indonesia and the international community itself. The article uses empirical developments, personal testimonies, a visit to East Timor and key commentator sources from the time of the invasion of East Timor in 1975. What should be self-evident is the courage and the inspirational contribution of women in a dynamic liberation movement.
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