Xicana Resources
500 Years of Chicana Women's History
Dr. Elizabeth “Betita” Martínez (2008)
Provides a comprehensive, historical overview of Chicanas in the United States, spanning from pre-Colombian Mexico to the United States when the text was written. The full text is bilingual and accessible to those who speak English and Spanish.
From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America
by Vicki L. Ruiz (2008)
Studies the experiences of Mexican-American women in the 20th century. Includes interviews and stories of women crossing the border, living in barrios, raising their families and working, protesting, and facing generational differences.
Fleshing the Spirit: Spirituality and Activism in Chicana, Latina, and Indigenous Women's Lives
edited by Elisa Facio and Irene Lara (2014)
Anthology collecting writings from a selection of Xicana writers who blend spirituality, activism, and their own experiences to discuss their Xicana identities and relationship to society and others.
¡Chicana Power!: Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement (Chicana Matters)
by Maylei Blackwell (2011)
Focuses on the Xicana struggle in the 60’s and 70’s as women protested for their civil rights within the United States as well as more equal treatment within the Chicano Movement. Profiles Chicana activist Anna Nieto Gomez and the Latina feminist organization Hijas de Cuauhtémoc.
[Un]framing the "Bad Woman": Sor Juana, Malinche, Coyolxauhqui, and Other Rebels with a Cause
by Alicia Gaspar de Alba (2014)
Profiles marginalized women in Hispanic culture as they clashed with their respective patriarchal overcultures. Uses these women to frame the conversation on what makes a “bad” woman in Chicanx culture.
Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma
by Ana Castillo (2014)
The updated edition of the seminal text that conceived the term “Xicanisma.” Emphasizes the indigenous and female identities within Mexic Amerindian women while reflecting on activism, spirituality, sexuality, art, labor, and education.
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa (2015)
Edited by Xicana heroines Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa and compiling the voices of women of different cultural backgrounds, collects a variety of writings and art to promote women of color feminism.
