Chicana Movidas : New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era

Winner, Best Multiauthor Nonfiction Book, International Latino Book Awards, 2019 With contributions from a wide array of scholars and activists, including leading Chicana feminists from the period, this groundbreaking anthology is the first collection of scholarly essays and testimonios that focuses on Chicana organizing, activism, and leadership in the movement years. The essays in Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activisim and Feminism in the Movement Era demonstrate how Chicanas enacted a new kind of politica at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and developed innovative concepts, tactics, and methodologies that in turn generated new theories, art forms, organizational spaces, and strategies of alliance. These are the technologies of resistance documented in Chicana Movidas, a volume that brings together critical biographies of Chicana activists and their bodies of work; essays that focus on understudied organizations, mobilizations, regions, and subjects; examinations of emergent Chicana archives and the politics of collection; and scholarly approaches that challenge the temporal, political, heteronormative, and spatial limits of established Chicano movement narratives. Charting the rise of a field of knowledge that crosses the boundaries of Chicano studies, feminist theory, and queer theory, Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activisim and Feminism in the Movement Era offers a transgenerational perspective on the intellectual and political legacies of early Chicana feminism. Acknowledgments......Page 10 Introduction: Movements, Movimientos, and Movidas (María Cotera, Maylei Blackwell, and Dionne Espinoza)......Page 14 Part I. Hallway Movidas......Page 44 Chapter 1. Francisca Flores, and the History of the League of Mexican American Women and Its Evolution into the Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional, 1958–1975 (Anna NietoGomez)......Page 46 Chapter 2. Mujeres Bravas: How Chicana Feminists Championed the Equal Rights Amendment and Feminist Agenda in 1977 at the Texas Women’s Meeting and the International Women’s Year National Conference (Martha P. Cotera)......Page 64 Chapter 3. “Women Need to Find Their Voice”: Latinas Speak Out in the Midwest, 1972 (Leticia Wiggins)......Page 89 Chapter 4. “It’s Not a Natural Order”: Religion and the Emergence of Chicana Feminism in the Cursillo Movement in San Jose (Susana L. Gallardo)......Page 104 Part II. Home-Making Movidas......Page 134 Chapter 6. La Causa de los Pobres: Alicia Escalante’s Lived Experiences of Poverty and the Struggle for Economic Justice (Rosie C. Bermudez)......Page 136 Chapter 7. Women Who Make Their Own Worlds: The Life and Work of Ester Hernández (Maylei Blackwell)......Page 151 Chapter 8. Feminista Frequencies: Chicana Radio Activism in the Pacific Northwest (Monica De La Torre)......Page 172 Chapter 9. Excavating the Chicano Movement: Chicana Feminism, Mobilization, and Leadership at El Centro de la Raza, 1972–1979 (Michael D. Aguirre)......Page 187 Chapter 10. The Space in Between: Exploring the Development of Chicana Feminist Thought in Central Texas (Brenda Sendejo)......Page 202 Chapter 11. Visions of Utopia while Living in Occupied Aztlán (Osa Hidalgo de la Riva and Maylei Blackwell)......Page 220 Part III. Movidas of Crossing......Page 238 Chapter 12. Forging a Black-Brown Movement: Chicana and African American Women Organizing for Welfare Rights in Los Angeles (Alejandra Marchevsky)......Page 240 Chapter 13. “Tu Riata Es Mi Espalda”: Elizabeth Sutherland’s Chicana Formation (Annemarie Perez)......Page 258 Chapter 14. “La Raza en Canada”: San Diego Chicana Activists, the Indochinese Women’s Conference of 1971, and Third World Womanism (Dionne Espinoza)......Page 282 Chapter 15. María Jiménez: Reflexiones on Traversing Multiple Fronteras in the South (Samantha Rodriguez and Stalina Emmanuelle Villarreal)......Page 297 Chapter 16. De Campesina a Internacionalista: A Journey of Encuentros y Desencuentros (Olga Talamante)......Page 311 Part IV. Memory Movidas......Page 318 Chapter 17. Unpacking Our Mothers’ Libraries: Practices of Chicana Memory before and after the Digital Turn (María Cotera)......Page 320 Chapter 18. Refocusing Chicana International Feminism: Photographs, Postmemory, and Political Trauma (Marisela R. Chávez)......Page 338 Chapter 19. La Mariposa de Oro: The Journey of an Advocate (Elena Gutiérrez and Virginia Martínez)......Page 348 Chapter 20. My Deliberate Pursuit of Freedom (Deanna Romero)......Page 365 Chapter 21. Manifesto de Memoria: (Re)Living the Movement without Blinking (Inés Hernández-Ávila)......Page 376 Notes......Page 396 Contributors......Page 453 Index......Page 461 Introduction : Movements, Movimientos, And Movidas / María Cotera, Maylei Blackwell, And Dionne Espinoza -- Part I. Hallway Movidas. Francisca Flores, The League Of Mexican American Women, And The Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional, 1958-1975 / Anna Nietogomez -- Mujeres Bravas : How Chicanas Shaped The Feminist Agenda At The National Iwy Conference In Houston, 1977 / Martha P. Cotera -- Women Need To Find Their Voice : Latinas Speak Out In The Midwest, 1972 / Leticia Wiggins -- It's Not A Natural Order : Religion And The Emergence Of Chicana Feminism In The Cursillo Movement In San Jose / Susana L. Gallardo -- Many Roads, One Path : A Testimonio Of Gloria E. Anzaldúa / Maylei Blackwell -- Part Ii. Home-making Movidas. La Causa De Los Pobres : Alicia Escalante's Lived Experiences Of Poverty And The Struggle For Economic Justice / Rosie C. Bermudez -- Women Who Make Their Own Worlds : The Life And Work Of Ester Hernández / Maylei Blackwell-- Feminista Frequencies : Chicana Radio Activism In The Pacific Northwest / Monica De La Torre -- Excavating The Chicano Movement : Chicana Feminism, Mobilization, And Leadership At El Centro De La Raza, 1972-1979 / Michael D. Aguirre -- The Space In Between : Exploring The Development Of Chicana Feminist Thought In Central Texas / Brenda Sendejo -- Visions Of Utopia While Living In Occupied Aztlán / Osa Hidalgo De La Riva And Maylei Blackwell -- Part Iii. Movidas Of Crossing. Forging A Black-brown Movement : Chicana And African American Women Organizing For Welfare Rights In Los Angeles / Alejandra Marchevsky -- Tu Riata Es Mi Espalda : Elizabeth Sutherland's Chicana Formation / Annemarie Perez -- La Raza En Canada : San Diego Chicana Activists, The Indochinese Women's Conference Of 1971, And Third World Womanism / Dionne Espinoza -- María Jiménez : Reflexiones On Traversing Multiple Fronteras In The South / Samantha Rodriguez And Stalina Emmanuelle Villarreal -- De Campesina A Internacionalista : A Journey Of Encuentros Y Desencuentros / Olga Talamante -- Part Iv. Memory Movidas. Unpacking Our Mothers' Libraries : Practices Of Chicana Memory Before And After The Digital Turn / María Cotera -- Refocusing Chicana International Feminism : Photographs, Postmemory, And Political Trauma / Marisela R. Chávez -- La Mariposa De Oro : The Journey Of An Advocate / Elena Gutiérrez And Virginia Martínez -- My Deliberate Pursuit Of Freedom / Deanna Romero -- Manifesto De Memoria : (re)living The Movement Without Blinking / Inés Hernández-avila. Edited By Dionne Espinoza, María Eugenia Cotera, Maylei Blackwell. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 375-431) And Index. Introduction : movements, movimientos, and movidas / María Cotera, Maylei Blackwell, and Dionne Espinoza -- Francisca Flores, and the history of the league of Mexican American women and its evolution into the Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional, 1958/1975 / Anna NietoGomez -- Mujeres Bravas : how Chicana feminists championed the equal rights amendment and feminist agenda in 1977 at the Texas women's Meeting and the International Women's Year National Conference / Martha P. Cotera -- "Women need to find their voice" : Latinas speak out in the midwest, 1972 / Leticia Wiggins -- "It's not a natural order" : religion and the emergence of Chicana feminism in the Cursillo movement in San Jose / Susana L. Gallardo -- Many roads, one path : a testimonio of Gloria E. Anzaldúa / Maylei Blackwell -- La causa de los pobres : Alicia Escalante's lived experiences of poverty and the struggle for economic justice / Rosie C. Bermudez -- Women who make their own worlds : the life and work of Ester Hernández / Maylei Blackwell -- Feminista frequencies : Chicana radio activism in the Pacific Northwest / Monica De La Torre -- Excavating the Chicano movement : Chicana feminism, mobilization, and leadership at El Centro de la Raza, 1972/1979 / Michael D. Aguirre -- The space in between : exploring the development of Chicana feminist thought in central Texas / Brenda Sendejo -- Conversations on mujerista moviemaking : visions of utopia while living in occupied Aztlán / Osa Hidalgo de la Riva and Maylei Blackwell -- Forging a black-brown movement : Chicana and African American women organizing for welfare rights in Los Angeles / Alejandra Marchevsky -- "Tu riata es mi espalda" : Elizabeth Sutherland's Chicana formation / Annemarie Perez -- "La raza en Canada" : San Diego Chicana activists, the Indochinese Women's Conference of 1971, and third world womanism / Dionne Espinoza -- María Jiménez : reflexiones on traversing multiple fronteras in the south/ Samantha Rodriguez and Stalina Emmanuelle Villarreal -- De campesina a internacionalista : a journey of encuentros y desencuentros / Olga Talamante -- Unpacking our mothers' libraries : practices of Chicana memory before and after the digital turn / María Cotera -- Refocusing Chicana international feminism : photographs, postmemory, and political trauma / Marisela R. Chávez -- La mariposa de oro : the journey of an advocate / Elena Gutiérrez and Virginia Martínez -- My deliberate pursuit of freedom / Deanna Romero -- Manifesto de memoria : (re)living the movement without blinking / Inés Hernández-Avila This groundbreaking anthology brings together generations of Chicana scholars and activists to offer the first wide-ranging account of women’s organizing, activism, and leadership in the Chicano Movement.