Latina activists across borders : women's grassroots organizing in Mexico and Texas / Milagros Pena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peña, Milagros, 1955-

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women social reformers--Mexico.

Women social reformers.

Women social reformers--Texas.

Hispanic American women--Mexico.

Hispanic American women.

Hispanic American women--Texas.

Women human rights workers--Mexico.

Women human rights workers.

Women human rights workers--Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compares women's organizing efforts in Mexico and in the borderlands to assess the way Latina mobilization and activism is influenced by the socio-political context in which the groups of women find themselves.

Contents:

Nongovernmental Organizations Studied

Interviews with Leaders of Nongovernmental Organizations

1 introduction Mexican and Mexican American Women's Activism in NGOs: Background on the Michoacan and El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Communities

One Women's Activism in Michoacan

Two Women's Activism in Greater El Paso/Ciudad Juarez

Three The Religious Connection

Four Are NGOs a Panacea? Some Observations on the Future of NGOs

Five Despite Limitations Women's NGOs Push Forward.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-162) and index.

ISBN:

9780822389873

0822389878

OCLC:

220951115