Chicanas of 18th Street : narratives of a movement from Latino Chicago / Leonard G. Ramírez ; with Yenelli Flores ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramírez, Leonard G.

Series:

Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican American women--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.

Mexican American women.

Community activists--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.

Community activists.

Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions--20th century.

Mexican Americans.

Chicano movement--Illinois--Chicago.

Chicano movement.

Social conditions.

Illinois--Chicago.

Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Pilsen (Chicago, Ill.).

Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Chicago (Ill.).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Chicanas of Eighteenth Street

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]

Summary:

Overflowing with powerful testimonies of six female community activists who have lived and worked in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, "Chicanas of 18th Street" reveals the convictions and approaches of those organizing for social reform. In chronicling a pivotal moment in the history of community activism in Chicago, the women discuss how education, immigration, religion, identity, and acculturation affected the Chicano movement. "Chicanas of 18th Street" underscores the hierarchies of race, gender, and class while stressing the interplay of individual and collective values in the development of community reform. Highlighting the women's motivations, initiatives, and experiences in politics during the 1960s and 1970s, these rich personal accounts reveal the complexity of the Chicano movement, conflicts within the movement, and the importance of "teatro" and cultural expressions to the movement. Also detailed are vital interactions between members of the Chicano movement with leftist and nationalist community members and the influence of other activist groups such as African Americans and Marxists.

Contents:

List of abbreviations, organizations, and programs

Chicago movement time line

Introduction : Second City Mexicans / Leonard G. Ramírez

Homecoming, 1997 / Leonard G. Ramírez

A legacy of struggle / Yenelli Flores

Living the life I was meant to lead / Isaura González

Una chicana en la lucha / María Gamboa

A woman of my time / Cristina Vital

Defending my people and my culture / Victoria Pérez

A proud daughter of a Mexican worker / Magda Ramírez-Castañeda

Social action / Leonard G. Ramírez

Women of 18th Street : our preliminary assessment / Yenelli Flores ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252036187

0252036182

9780252078125

0252078128

OCLC:

670480124