Chicana Feminism
There is no simple definition for Chicana Feminism. It incorporates a wide variety of ideas and theories. Here are some excerpts that help capture the ideas behind Chicana Feminism:
"Chicana Feminisms constitute a political stance that confronts and undermines patriarchy as it cross-cuts forms of disempowerment and silence such as racism, homophobia, class inequality, and nationalism." 1
"Chicana liberation has meant freedom, emancipation from racism and sexism, plus cultural sovereignty: that the cultural integrity and dignity of a people be recognized and respected as equal to any other" 2
"Chicana feminists
analyzed
their situation as women as the result not just of gender but of racial/ethnic, national,
linguistic
, and class dynamics." 3