Save for ;International Women’s Day, it’s rare to hear or read anything about the ways in which Latinas have impacted women’s lives both in the U.S. and worldwide. Why is that? Was it decided somewhere along the way that women of color had their own sheroes — heroines who fought for some odd form of equality that is not, in fact, “for all” but just for them? It sometimes feels like that’s the case. ; Yet while Latinas have benefited from all of the hard work and advocacy demonstrated by non-Latina feminists, civil rights leaders and authors, all Americans have benefited greatly from the advocacy…
Save for ;International Women’s Day, it’s rare to hear or read anything about the ways in which Latinas have impacted women’s lives both in the U.S. and worldwide. Why is that? Was it decided somewhere along the way that women of color had their own sheroes — heroines who fought for some odd form of equality that is not, in fact, “for all” but just for them? It sometimes feels like that’s the case. ;
Yet while Latinas have benefited from all of the hard work and advocacy demonstrated by non-Latina feminists, civil rights leaders and authors, all Americans have benefited greatly from the advocacy and general badassery demonstrated by Latinas in America. ;
So in the name of sisterhood and all that jazz, here are some of our heroes, because, honestly, whether you’re a non-Latina woman or a man or whatever, they’re your heroines, too.
Here are 8 (to name only a few) Latinas who’ve changed the ways in which we all view our bodies, sex, race and the world. You’re welcome!
A version of this post originally appeared on Chica.io. ;
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