History has always been written and told from the point of view of men. There is little evidence of oral or written history told by women. Even the term “story” exemplifies the fact that it is his story that is told from his perspective. What happens when women start writing and telling their stories? It no longer becomes "story", but "his-story" where he tells his life experiences through his perspective. Women began using different forms and methods of written and oral techniques to make their stories heard. Eulalia Perez and Teresa De La Guerra are two examples of women who created their own human agency and political position by letting their voices be heard. I will discuss how Perez and De La Guerra's testimonies provide them with human and political agency by telling their stories. Testimonies are a great way to jog your memory and express your thoughts and feelings through difficult and easy times. In Latina Feminist Group's Papelitos Guardados: Theorizing Latinidades Through Testmonio, they discuss how papelitos Guardados are hidden stories that have been written and stored in secret places ready to be revealed (Latina Feminist Group, 1). These papelitos Guardados offer these women the opportunity to reflect and remember their experiences by telling their testimonies. Testimonies help to go back into memory and tell the story they want to tell based on the memories they recall. Testimonies allow people to remember that not everyone has the same story or has had the same experiences as others. For example, the Latina Feminist Group expresses, “Initially, we mistakenly thought we knew each other simply because we were Latina academics and writers” (10). The passage explains that the story of ... middle of paper ... can be seen as political because she is taking control over how her father will be remembered for herself. Perez and De La Guerra became historians the moment they decided they wanted to tell their stories. Their testimonies allow them to establish their role in history by telling counterstories to the story told by men. Having women like Perez and De La Guerra tell their testimonies empowers and provides women with a collective identity because it allows other women to open up and tell their stories. Addressing these issues through testimony work makes it easier to address and discuss women's lack of role in history and helps give women a voice. De La Guerra and Perez are two examples of how women are taking control of their stories and are taking action like many others to express their role in history.