This documentary story was produced by American and Chilean journalism students in Spring 2006. In February 2010, a tsunami decimated the island's main coastal settlement. Please help us support the people of Robinson Crusoe Island. Visit rcrusoe.org for more stories and donation information.

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Audio gathering and editing: Francisca Cantone
Audio editing: Jay Heinz
Photography: Whitney Shefte

The waters surrounding Robinson Crusoe Island have always been the domain of the men, but have borne frustration and despair for the island's women. For generations, the ocean's boundaries isolated women, relegating them to traditional tasks on land.

Today, for the 256 women who call the island home, life is beginning to change.