Pesquer The Oppression Of Chicana Women

During the 1980s we witness a powerful manifestation of courage hailing from the Chicana women. In class we discussed forms of oppression that were displayed such as: nonconsensual sterilizations, employment discrimination, underemployment, etc. In a world dominated by men, the Chicana women mobilized and took a stand against such forms of injustice. Though reactions towards this caused them to be labeled as “malinches”, they fought to “create a space of their own”, abolish the patriarchy completely, and alter the ideology of the “Ideal Women” that society at the time was presenting.

A discouraging statement that Pesquera presents in her article is, “Although both branches of the women’s movement advocated on behalf of women, the issues of women of color were often overlooked.” Why were they just simply overlooked? I believe that some Chicana women were asking the same question and from this three forms of Chicana feminists materialized: Chicana Liberal feminists, Chicana Insurgent Feminists, and Cultural National Feminists.
Basically, these women were expressing that they appreciated their men; however, they did not agree with where they were places in this status related hierarchy. Also, in this category economic, social, and cultural empowerment of Chicanas was