¡Chicana Power!: Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement

by Maylei Blackwell

Book Overview

The first book-length study of women's involvement in the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, Chicana Power tells the powerful story of the emergence of Chicana feminism within student and community-based organizations throughout southern California and the Southwest. As Chicanos engaged in widespread protest in their struggle for social justice, civil rights, and self-determination, women in el movimiento became increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292726902
• ISBN13: 9780292726901
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"