Chicago Latina Trailblazers - 9780252046087

Chicago Latina TrailblazersTestimonios of Political Activism\nAuthor(s): Rita D. Hernndez, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Elena R. Gutirrez, Ana Castillo, Maria B Cerda, Carmen Chico, Aracelis Flecha Figueroa, Aida Luz Maisonet Giachello, Mary Gonzales, Ada Nivia Lpez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252046087, 978-0252046087\nSynopsis\nMexican American and Puerto Rican women have long taken up the challenge to improve the lives of Chicagoans in the city's Latino/a/x communities. Rita D. Hernndez, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, and Elena R. Gutirrez present testimonies by Latina leaders who blazed new trails and shaped Latina Chicago history from the 1960s through today.\n\nTaking a do-it-all attitude, these women advanced agendas, built institutions, forged alliances, and created essential resources that Latino/a/x communities lacked. Time and again, they found themselves the first Latina to hold theirz