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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.

— Anna Nieto-Gómez La Chicana-Legacy of Suffering and Self-Denial (1995)

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In order to truly understand the needs and problems of La Raza, we must include the Chicana in our study.

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When was the last time you heard Gloria Steinem or Betty Friedan talk about welfare rights?

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I resent the usual remark that if you're a feminist you have somehow become an Anglo or been influenced by Anglos.

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