Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago

by Magda Ramírez-Castañeda, Leonard G. Ramírez, Yenelli Flores, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252078128
• ISBN13: 9780252078125
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"