03020nam 22005413 450 991098567030332120241118181406.097802520565670252056566(MiAaPQ)EBC31260934(Au-PeEL)EBL31260934(CKB)31392459200041(Exl-AI)31260934(OCoLC)1429724894(EXLCZ)993139245920004120240411d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChicana Liberation Women and Mexican American Politics in Los Angeles, 1945-19811st ed.Champaign :University of Illinois Press,2024.©2024.1 online resource (225 pages)Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Series9780252087813 025208781X 9780252045707 025204570X Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Bridging Activism: Mexican American Women and Political Leadership from the Postwar Era to the Early Chicano Movement in Los Angeles -- 2 Forging a Chicana Feminist Praxis: The Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional, 1970–1976 -- 3 “We Would Go There and Be Part of a Great Audience”: California Chicanas and International Women’s Year, Mexico City, 1975 -- 4 “The Right to Govern Their Own Bodies”: Chicana Body Politics in Los Angeles, 1969–1981 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back CoverGenerated by AI.This book explores the political and feminist activism of Mexican American women in Los Angeles between 1945 and 1981. It examines the roles these women played in bridging activism during the postwar era to the early Chicano Movement and highlights their contributions to feminist praxis through organizations like the Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional. It also discusses significant events such as the International Women’s Year in Mexico City, 1975, and the development of Chicana body politics. The author, Marisela R. Chávez, draws on personal interviews and historical documents to provide an in-depth account of these women's experiences and their impact on Chicana liberation. The book is aimed at scholars and readers interested in feminist history, Chicana studies, and the social movements of the 20th century.Generated by AI.Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History SeriesMexican American womenGenerated by AIWomenGenerated by AILos Angeles (Calif.)Mexican American womenWomen979.4/940046872Chávez Marisela R1791937MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910985670303321Chicana Liberation4329726UNINA