"THE CHICANA'S ROLE IS CHANGING": ALICIA ESCALANTE'S FIGHT FOR WELFARE RIGHTS AND THE REIMAGINING OF CHICANA MOTHERHOOD
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| contents | <p>“The Chicana’s Role is Changing,” examines the challenges faced by single Chicana mothers on welfare and their deviation from Mexican-American familial and cultural expectations in 1960s East Los Angeles. By the 1960s, the welfare system in the United States had shifted, and so did the needs of welfare recipients across the country. In addition, the growing political and social involvement of Chicanos in the United States also contributed to the evolution of Chicana advocacy. Alicia Escalante’s activism coincided with other national social movements and addressed linguistic disparities, welfare stereotypes, and the changing roles of poor single Chicana mothers in society.</p> <p>This thesis incorporates evidence from newspapers, personal writings, and interviews to examine Escalante’s welfare rights activism and how her leadership and experiences diverged from Mexican-American expectations of Chicana mothers. Building on scholarly research on Escalante and the larger welfare rights movement, my work contributes to the inclusion of single Chicana mothers within the historical narratives of the welfare rights movement. “The Chicana’s Role is Changing” focuses on the often-forgotten stories of unmarried Chicana mothers and provides a broader study of Chicana/o history. Essentially, Escalante and other single Chicana mothers went beyond the binaries of traditional Mexican-American culture and demonstrated resilience and strength through activism and community building.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | "THE CHICANA'S ROLE IS CHANGING": ALICIA ESCALANTE'S FIGHT FOR WELFARE RIGHTS AND THE REIMAGINING OF CHICANA MOTHERHOOD Tapia, Emma welfare rights Alicia Escalante motherhood Mexican-American family Chicana activism East Los Angeles <p>“The Chicana’s Role is Changing,” examines the challenges faced by single Chicana mothers on welfare and their deviation from Mexican-American familial and cultural expectations in 1960s East Los Angeles. By the 1960s, the welfare system in the United States had shifted, and so did the needs of welfare recipients across the country. In addition, the growing political and social involvement of Chicanos in the United States also contributed to the evolution of Chicana advocacy. Alicia Escalante’s activism coincided with other national social movements and addressed linguistic disparities, welfare stereotypes, and the changing roles of poor single Chicana mothers in society.</p> <p>This thesis incorporates evidence from newspapers, personal writings, and interviews to examine Escalante’s welfare rights activism and how her leadership and experiences diverged from Mexican-American expectations of Chicana mothers. Building on scholarly research on Escalante and the larger welfare rights movement, my work contributes to the inclusion of single Chicana mothers within the historical narratives of the welfare rights movement. “The Chicana’s Role is Changing” focuses on the often-forgotten stories of unmarried Chicana mothers and provides a broader study of Chicana/o history. Essentially, Escalante and other single Chicana mothers went beyond the binaries of traditional Mexican-American culture and demonstrated resilience and strength through activism and community building.</p> |
| title | "THE CHICANA'S ROLE IS CHANGING": ALICIA ESCALANTE'S FIGHT FOR WELFARE RIGHTS AND THE REIMAGINING OF CHICANA MOTHERHOOD |
| topic | welfare rights Alicia Escalante motherhood Mexican-American family Chicana activism East Los Angeles |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12775447 |