Chicano Movement and Women's Rights

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Subject Area:Literature

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The purpose of this article is to identify more explicit and nuanced image of roles contributions and rights of women to the movement. It analyses different articles as it seeks to show how various women rights were treated during the movement, how the women felt about it and the reaction towards to the treatment. A lot of Chicanas were hand in hand with Chicanos until the women forged an independent political space for themselves to gather rights of women patriarchal notions. CHICANA MOVEMENT Any real feminists realize diversity that all feminists believe in. they exist in all colors from every aspect of living. This workshop’s women claimed that “Chicanas do not need to be liberated according to the consensus of the group. ” This was one of the key actions which triggered the emergence of the movement where women started strategized immediately after.

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In 1971 may, more than six hundred Chicanas held a meeting in Houston TX for the purpose of the conference dubbed Mujeres por La Raza (García). The two biggest workshops conducted during the conference were “marriage and Chicana style” and “sex and the Chicana. ” A study conducted at the conference indicated that eighty-four percent of women present had the feeling that it was like they were motivated to pursue education and professional careers. These women struggles at the time were tough ones. Chucan did not depend on the Chicano's men or women’s liberation movement’s women. Both movements emphasized on Chicana to sacrifice her rights and needs for the bigger movement. Women who made the advance to strive or their rights were usually ordered to make a choice for either being a woman or a Chicana.

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These women were mainly considered to be traitors or vendettas by the Chicano loyalists. Another argument that the Chicana employed was “the necessity to rebuild the family in the fight against anglo-domination (Nieto). ” This differed from Anglo movement since there was little importance put on the structure of a family. By restricting family, they believed that the movement would make further progress. They aimed at conventional gender roles transformation imposed on them as they recognized essentiality of the structure of a family in both Chicano and Chicana community. Other differences between Chicana feminist movement and women’s liberation existed including the inclusion and class and race. This is a political standpoint that incorporates social and political know-how of the inequalities which are in place as well. The same as the 2nd wave feminism in the United States, “Chicana Feminisms” aims at attaining economic, political, and social equality for both genders.

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It also campaigns for incorporation of a political standing point and explicit oppositions to patriarchy’s evils (García). Additionally, Chicana feminism recognizes and analyses different kinds of oppression and dis-empowerment like homophobia, class inequality and racism, hoping to provide a voice to those who are silenced in the community. It seeks emancipation and liberation for racism and sexism Both Chicano and Chicana movements come from culture and race which is often attacked since it is considered as inferior and negative while compared to the prevailing culture of Americans. Chicanas would not just depend on women in the white feminist or men in the Chicano movement. Chicana Fight for Women Right Analysis. The Chicana feminist movement and its impact on the issues such as sexism and racism among themselves in the American society have been misconceived as a political unity threat to Chicano movement.

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Overly, people that were of the belief that Chicano was not obligated to address sexual inequalities such that both women in Chicana and men in Chicano face facial repression – also accuse the Chicanas of demoralizing Chicano culture values, arguing that the movement was an anti-man, anti-cultural and ant-family thus purely anti-Chicano. Nevertheless, these particular feminists claim to the loyalist that it is essential to examine and explore the role of women. Results and Achievements. Chicana is looked at by many under contradicting perceptions. At some instance, a perceive might perceive the Chicana as submissive and passive. In another instance, it can be looked at as the community and family strength. In the Mexican culture, like to different cultures worldwide, women are obviously submissive to their men (García). With that kind of thinking, one is able to evaluate that the movement has critically influenced their ideologies as regards her role in the society and not only as domestic.

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The Future of the Movement. A movement that was initially a reaction to the domination by the Chicano movement, has successfully developed further and assisted various Chicana ladies to get a position in defending their rights not only as the female gender but important society members who have the capacity to contribute into it (Nieto). Maybe, it can be thought that the era of viewing women as an inferior gender to be left back at home catering for domestic chores are long gone. Presently, the female gender has held her ground and maintained the dignity of being a lady. Gender & Society 3. García, Alma M. Chicana feminist thought: The basic historical writings. Routledge, 2014. Nieto, Consuelo.

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