{"product_id":"chicago-latina-trailblazers-testimonios-of-political-activism-9780252046087","title":"Chicago Latina Trailblazers: Testimonios of Political Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexican American and Puerto Rican women have long taken up the challenge to improve the lives of Chicagoans in the city's Latino\/a\/x communities. Rita D. Hernández, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, and Elena R. Gutiérrez present testimonies by Latina leaders who blazed new trails and shaped Latina Chicago history from the 1960s through today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking a do-it-all attitude, these women advanced agendas, built institutions, forged alliances, and created essential resources that Latino\/a\/x communities lacked. Time and again, they found themselves the first Latina to hold their post or part of the first Latino\/a\/x institution of its kind. Just as often, early grassroots efforts to address issues affecting themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods grew into larger endeavors. Their experiences ranged from public schools to healthcare to politics to broadcast media, and each woman's story shows how her work changed countless lives and still reverberates across the entire city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eyewitness view of an unknown history, \u003ci\u003eChicago Latina Trailblazers\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the vision and passion that fueled a group of women in the vanguard of reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Ana Castillo, Maria B. Cerda, Carmen Chico, Aracelis Flecha Figueroa, Aida Luz Maisonet Giachello, Mary Gonzales, Ada Nivia López, Emma Lozano, Virginia Martinez, Carmen Mendoza, Elena Mulcahy, Guadalupe Reyes, Luz Maria B. Solis, and Carmen Velasquez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita D. Hern?ndez\u003c\/b\u003e is a former instructor of education and human development at Texas A\u0026amp;M University, Corpus Christi. \u003cb\u003eLeticia Villarreal Sosa\u003c\/b\u003e is the associate dean for research and faculty development and a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. \u003cb\u003eElena R. Guti?rrez\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903691100434,"sku":"9780252046087","price":137.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59bd3918-ed45-4b90-a14b-50f76c8a1158.jpg?v=1738503207","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chicago-latina-trailblazers-testimonios-of-political-activism-9780252046087","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}