CHICANO 10A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Chicana Feminism, Conferencia De Mujeres Por La Raza, Soldaderas
15 May 2016
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Although there was a chicano social movement in order to increase the rights of chicanos in the united states, this movement was not inclusive. Machismo was very prevalent and women lacked participation in the movement. For that reason, chicanas held their own movement. Even though they shared the same oppression, there were divisions existing within the chicana feminist movement: loyalists, feminists, and soldaderas. In the early 1970"s, chicanas divided themselves between loyalists and. Loyalists: believed that one should stand by your man and have babies por la causa. La conferencia de mujeres por la raza, 1971 was the first national chicana conference. Child care arrangements to ensure women"s involvement in the movement. Viewed the catholic church as an instrument of oppression. The houston conference was controversial among its attendees, but it placed feminism very visibly upon the movement table. Soldadera: woman solider or soldadera during the mexican revolution.
