Chicana feminism
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Chicana feminism is a sociopolitical movement, theory, and praxis that scrutinizes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersections impacting Chicanas and the Chicana/o com
Las Chicanas Poster at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Mexican children in a segregated company housing facility in Corcoran, California (1940)
Mendez v. Westminster (1947) overturned de jure racial segregation in schools. The case was initiated when Sylvia Mendez (pictured) was turned away from enrolling at a "white school." Mexican American children, especially of darker skin, were only permitted to learn manual skills education, while white schools taught academic preparation. At the "Mexican schools," girls were only taught sewing and homemaking.
A young woman talking with a group of young men in El Segundo Barrio, El Paso (1971)
Cherríe Moraga
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Cherríe L. Moraga is an influential Chicana feminist writer, activist, poet, essayist, and playwright. A prominent figure in Chicana literature and feminist theory, Moraga's work explores the intersec
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…Mexican Women in the United States (1980) by Magdalena Mora and Adelaida R. Del Castillo This Bridge Called My Back (1981) ed. by Gloria Anzaldúa and Cherríe Moraga Loving in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Pasó Por Sus Labios (1983) by Cherríe Moraga…
Moraga in 2022
Moraga speaking in 2000