La Chicana and the intersection of race, class, and gender

Preface Chicana Scholarship and the Third World Perspective Spanish Impact on the Changing Roles of New World Women Colonial Women, Women of the Mexican-American War, and Women of the Mexican Revolution Americanization: Loss of Female Power and Prestige Contemporary Cultural Roles Elderly Chicanas Cultural Synthesis: Breaking Barriers and Defining New Roles Current Social Issues Theoretical Perspectives on the Intersection of Gender, Class, and Ethnicity New Directions in Chicana Feminist Theory and Practice Selected Bibliography Index