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In order to truly understand the needs and problems of La Raza, we must include the Chicana in our study.
The Chicana-Perspectives for Education (1973)
Rape is an act of violent aggression, and it's something we have the right to defend ourselves against.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
When was the last time you heard Gloria Steinem or Betty Friedan talk about welfare rights?
Chicana Feminism (1976)
I resent the usual remark that if you're a feminist you have somehow become an Anglo or been influenced by Anglos.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
The roots of the psyche of la Chicana lies deep within the colonial period in Mexico.
La Chicana-Legacy of Suffering and Self-Denial (1995)
If something in our culture that is advocating oppression is unable to be criticized, evaluated and changed, this is wrong.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
The veneration of the Virgin Mary defined the woman's identity as a virgin, as a saintly mother, as a wife-sex object, as a martyr.
La Chicana-Legacy of Suffering and Self-Denial (1995)
Child care-it's not a female duty, it is a community responsibility.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
People-reactionaries I call them-sometimes define a feminist as someone who hates men. Maybe this is not totally erroneous, but the label is a tactic used to keep people from listening to the issues.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
a feminist can be a man as well as a woman-it is a group of people that advocates the end of women's oppression.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
The popular image of Mexican woman is as somber-clad, long-suffering females praying in dimly-lit colonial churches. Church teachings have directed women to identify with the emotional suffering of the pure, passive bystander: the Virgin Mary.
La Chicana-Legacy of Suffering and Self-Denial (1995)
Because culture is a remnant which mirrors people's accumulative economic adaptations in history, the social-psychological roles of Mexican men and women are the products of the economic and class conditions of 300 years of oppression.
La Chicana-Legacy of Suffering and Self-Denial (1995)
I am a Chicana feminist. I make that statement very proudly, although there is a lot of intimidation in our community and in the society in general, against people who define themselves as Chicana feminists.
Chicana Feminism (1976)
Chicana feminism shares with all women the issues that affect them as women, such as welfare, birth control, abortion, and employment. But it is in the context of the needs of the Chicano people who suffer from racism that sexual issues have a new dimension.
La Feminista (1974)
In providing adequate health programs, Anglo women contend with the cruel prejudice doctors have towards women patients. Chicanas must also contend with doctor's racism, insensitivity to the Chicano culture and the lack of bilingual medical staff.
La Feminista (1974)