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A crushing love : Chicanas, motherhood and activism / Sylvan Productions ; producer, writer, director, Sylvia Morales.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Huerta, Dolores, 1930-.
- Huerta, Dolores.
- Martínez, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1925-2021--Interviews.
- Martínez, Elizabeth Sutherland.
- Moraga, Cherríe--Interviews.
- Moraga, Cherríe.
- Escalante, Alicia--Interviews.
- Escalante, Alicia.
- Cotera, Martha--Interviews.
- Cotera, Martha.
- Women political activists--United States.
- Women political activists.
- Women social reformers--United States.
- Women social reformers.
- Hispanic American single mothers.
- Mexican American women.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (58 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Chicanas, motherhood and activism
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2009]
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- Summary:
- A CRUSHING LOVE, Sylvia Morales' sequel to her groundbreaking history of Chicana women, CHICANA (1979), honors the achievements of five activist Latinas -- labor organizer/farm worker leader Dolores Huerta, author/educator Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, writer/playwright/educator Cherrie Moraga, civil rights advocate Alicia Escalante, and historian/writer Martha Cotera -- and considers how these single mothers managed to be parents and effect broad-based social change at the same time.
- Participant:
- Featuring: Dolores Huerta, Elizabeth Martinez, Cherrie Moraga, Alicia Escalante and Martha Cotera.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Maritza Alvarez [and others] ; editor, Ana Zapata ; music, Germaine Franco.
- Notes:
- Sequel to: Chicana.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 19, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1345483114
- Publisher Number:
- wm-clove Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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