ChicanaDiasporic: A Nomadic Journey of the Activist ExiledMain MenuThe Chicana Caucus of the NWPCComadres As ComradesThe Magical Name of Call and ResponseAn Amateur of LoveJuanas with Beer and CursesSwallowing Azucar!Linda Garcia Merchanta3f68ca10f2d1cb91b656cbe5b639a9893cb7c03
Chicana 1973
12017-08-11T22:14:59-07:00Linda Garcia Merchanta3f68ca10f2d1cb91b656cbe5b639a9893cb7c03202461plain2017-08-11T22:14:59-07:00Linda Garcia Merchanta3f68ca10f2d1cb91b656cbe5b639a9893cb7c031973 the Women’s movement has had successes, launching the National Women’s Political Caucus, its political action arm, gathering 20,000 women in Houston to elect a body that reflects a U.S. demographic with it’s White chair, Black, Brown and White vice chairs, and a Steering Committee with 100 members representative of both ethnic and special interest groups. It also discovers its flaws—not charging for membership believing the tide of women’s liberation—in its apex in the 1970s, will also encourage its financial support. As national and diverse as the NWPC elected governing body is, it’s advisory committee is still very white, slightly male and situated east of the Mississippi River. A committee that will determine all the special interest groups, promised a seat at the decision making table, will be relegated “special interest caucuses” status, guaranteeing no decision making power. The consolation prize is the guarantee that a single member of each caucus will be elected to the Steering Committee.
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