Deborah Martinez Martinez
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
This book intends to put women in their place-- THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY! Although most activists can cite a crisis event that set them on the protest pathway, some were following the female role models of their mothers and grandmothers, las Adelitas of our generation. "Adelita" means "winged." These 20 women are also winged! For these women, their fame was based on their voice, their story, their willingness to share their suffering. It was their...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Anthologized, historical perspective of actions of the Chicano Movement in Pueblo, Colorado --
El Movimiento is a march through the changing times of the early 1970s in Pueblo, Colorado. Pueblo was in a strategic location in the state and hosted national speakers and conferences. War on Poverty monies from the Johnson administration poured in creating opportunities for changes in education, health, housing. Returning Vietnam veterans raised their...