Chicana Leadership

The Frontiers Reader

Susan Armitage editor Yolanda Flores Niemann editor Patricia Hart editor Karen Weathermon editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Published:1st Dec '02

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Aims to break the stereotypes of Mexican-American women and look at how they shape their own lives and communities

Chicana Leadership: The "Frontiers" Reader breaks the stereotypes of Mexican American women and shows how these women shape their lives and communities. This collection looks beyond the frequently held perception of Chicanas as passive and submissive and instead examines their roles as dynamic community leaders, activists, and scholars.

Chicana Leadership features fifteen essays from the notable women's journal Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies that demonstrate the strength and diversity of Chicanas as well as their continuing struggle to have their voices heard. Noted scholars discuss issues ranging from the feminist prototype La Malinche to Chicana writers and national ideology, from gender and identity to ideas of culture and romance, and from tokenism to the diversity within the Chicana community. The essays provide an introduction to an evolving understanding of this diverse community of women and how they interact among themselves, with their community, and with the world around them.

"This groundbreaking book collects 15 essays from the journal Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. . . . Their accomplishment here is in presenting the reality of the lives of Mexican American women."—Dan Hays, The Statesman Journal
"Chicana Leadership is a significant resource both for general readers and students of Chicana/o studies, women's studies, sociology, history, literature, and political science."—Maria Cuevas, Washington State Magazine

ISBN: 9780803283824

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 476g

331 pages