Chicana Leadership: The Frontiers Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803283822 ISBN 13: 9780803283824

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 2002

Synopsis

Chicana Leadership: The "Frontiers" Reader breaks the stereotypes of Mexican American women and shows how these women shape their lives and communities. This collection looks beyond the frequently held perception of Chicanas as passive and submissive and instead examines their roles as dynamic community leaders, activists, and scholars.

Chicana Leadership features fifteen essays from the notable women's journal Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies that demonstrate the strength and diversity of Chicanas as well as their continuing struggle to have their voices heard. Noted scholars discuss issues ranging from the feminist prototype La Malinche to Chicana writers and national ideology, from gender and identity to ideas of culture and romance, and from tokenism to the diversity within the Chicana community. The essays provide an introduction to an evolving understanding of this diverse community of women and how they interact among themselves, with their community, and with the world around them.

About this title

About the Author:

Yolanda Flores Niemann is an associate professor of comparative American cultures and the director of Latino/Latina Outreach at Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Susan H. Armitage is a professor of history at Washington State University and the editor of Frontiers. Patricia Hart and Karen Weather-mon are managing editors of Frontiers.

Review:

"This groundbreaking book collects 15 essays from the journal Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. . . . Their accomplishment here is in presenting the reality of the lives of Mexican American women."—Dan Hays, The Statesman Journal (Dan Hays The Statesman Journal)

"Chicana Leadership is a significant resource both for general readers and students of Chicana/o studies, women's studies, sociology, history, literature, and political science."—Maria Cuevas, Washington State Magazine (Maria Cuevas Washington State Magazine)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0803283822
• ISBN 13: 9780803283824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 331
• Editor: Niemann Yolanda Flores, Armitage Susan, Hart Patricia, Weathermon Karen