Wooden Maria Gomez Salvadoran Cross Made In El Salvador Hand Painted Signed

12" x 7" History Info: A member of Emmanuel Baptist church in San, Gómez was a national leader both of Baptist women and in the teachers' union. She was a founder of the National Coordination of Salvadoran Women (CONAMUS), an organization of women founded in 1986. Gomez went out into the local villages and taught the peasant women how to read, so that they could teach their children how to read. Also so they could read health and farming leaflets in order to improve the quality of their lives. Some in authority became concerned that the peasants would now be able to read about their rights and would begin to demand them. Gomez was found dead on the side of the road after being abducted and her Church commissioned a local artist to paint a wooden cross with scenes from Gómez's life, portraying her work among the poor women of El Salvador. Images of this cross are used by churches and schools around the world to tell the story of Gómez's life and death.