Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago Book

Contents

List of Illustrations....................ix
Preface....................xi
List of Abbreviations, Organizations, and Programs....................xvii
Chicago Movement Time Line....................xxi
Introduction: Second City Mexicans Leonard G. Ramírez....................1
Homecoming, 1997 Leonard G. Ramírez....................17
A Legacy of Struggle Yenelli Flores....................29
Living the Life I Was Meant to Lead Isaura González....................54
Una Chicana en la lucha María Gamboa....................76
A Woman of My Time Cristina Vital....................101
Defending My People and My Culture Victoria Pérez....................118
A Proud Daughter of a Mexican Worker Magda Ramírez-Castañeda....................137
Women of 18th Street: Our Preliminary Assessment Yenelli Flores, María Gamboa, Isaura González, Victoria Pérez, Magda Ramírez-Castañeda, Cristina Vital....................201
References....................205
Contributors....................213
Index....................219