Drawing on a wealth of oral histories from pioneering Chicana activists, as well as the vibrant print culture through which they articulated their agenda and built community, this book presents the first full-scale investigation of the social and political factors that led to the development of Chicana feminism.
Maylei Blackwell is Assistant Professor in the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and Women's Studies at UCLA. An interdisciplinary scholar activist and oral historian, she works with indigenous women's organizers in Mexico, Latin American feminist movements, and sexual rights activists, all of whom are involved in cross-border organizing and community formation.
Maylei Blackwell’s book is an in-depth study of women’s involvement
in the Chicano Movement (el movimiento) of the late 1960s and
1970s. As Chicanos in the US organized and protested in efforts to
address social issues faced by the community, women began to
actively engage with the many gender gaps within the movement. This
ultimately led to new forms of gender consciousness, awareness and
political identities that challenged the confines of Chicano
nationalism. Blackwell draws on oral history and archival research
to illustrate these struggles, and provides examples of pioneering
Chicana activists, theorists, and feminist organizations.
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