PROGRAM INFO
- Title:
- A Minority Within A Minority: Women In The Chicano Movement
- Program #
- 1976-09
- Theme:
- Politics
- Series:
- Women's Issues
- Host:
- Richard Goodman
- Guest:
- Richard Goodman
- Date:
- Nov 5, 1976
A Minority Within A Minority: Women in the Chicano movement
Host Richard Goodman discusses the role of Chicanas in Chicano Culture and society. He begins with a brief discussion of the role of women during Pre-Colombian times, and the gender parity, which characterized Aztec society. During the conquest, however, the role of women changed as the conquistadors introduced Spanish gender norms that only valued women as child bearers. He then discusses the various ways women participated during the Independence Movement, serving as soldiers, financiers and in other roles.
After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the U.S. incorporated vast areas of Mexico, and Chicanas found themselves constrained by Anglo cultural norms. However, they continued their active participation in politics, especially around the turn of the century and into the 1920s, when they helped organize Mutual Aid Societies and defend civil rights.
In the post World War II era, widespread discrimination and political repression limited political activism, but Chicanas continued to work and organize, especially in agribusiness and the garment industry. In the 1960s, women became more involved and more visible in the Chicano movement. Their activities coalesced and became more organized in the 1970s, as they narrowed down the issues and injustices that most affected Chicanas: including childcare, rape and education. Goodman concludes that they have continued to positively affect society through their participation in local politics and their work in schools and women’s organizations
KEYWORDS
AgribusinessAmerican GI Forum
Ana Nieto Gomez
Aztecs
Aztlan
Chicana Feminism
Chihuacoatl
Civil Rights Movement
Colonial Mexico
Crystal City
Diosa y Hembra
Divorce
Doña Marina
El Grito del Norte
Female Dieties
Feminist Movement
Garment industry
Hernan Cortes
Independence
Intermarriage
Jovita Gonzalez
La Malinche
La Raza Unida
LULAC
Maria Hernandez
Martha Cotera
McCarran-Walters Act
McCarthyism
Mexican Anglo Relations
Nahuatl
Partido Liberal Mexicano
Regeneración
Spanish-Mexican
Stereotypes
Teteoinnan
Third Party Politics
Toci
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Virginia Múzquiz