Analyzing these three different sites in relation to one another, we can discern two conflicting narratives about Chicana/Mexican American womanhood and propriety. Writing in opposition to historiography that neglects gender as an additional site of political contestation for Mexican American women, Ramirez disrupts patriarchy among Chicano history scholarship. Rosie and Mixtli’s tumblr blogs supplement Ramirez’s fight toward celebrating Chicana women who have defied traditional gender roles. However, sites like CaliSphere that implicitly favor a hyperfeminine, soft, and delicate version of Mexican womanhood work against these Chicana feminist interventions.

Some say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what happens when pictures’ meanings are manipulated in a way that reinforces patriarchy? It’s important to note that there are women who are pushing back against these hurtful notions of ideal womanhood, but the problem of how to propagate radical Chicana feminist thought remains. Not everyone is aware of Chicana historical scholarship like Ramirez’s, or even aware of Xicana radicalism on Tumblr. These are important hurdles to consider if we want to dismantle oppressive notions about gender roles in Chicana/o and Mexican American culture.