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During the 1960s and 1970s, the Young Lords organized for the rights of Puerto Ricans in the United States and to end colonialism in Puerto Rico. Revisiting Herstories: The Young Lords Party examines the rise of feminism in the New York organization from 1969 to 1972 and the factors that advanced or derailed it. The book centers on women's activism and the battle of ideas vital to the group's liberatory politics, charting new ground in the Puerto Rican diaspora.
Women in the Young Lords organized "serve the people" programs and fought institutionalized racism—lack of jobs, inadequate housing, police brutality, inferior education, and horrendous public health care. As nationalists, they mobilized for Puerto Rico's independence. They also brought attention to gender inequality and the oppression of Puerto Rican and other women of color. The book traces their challenges to male supremacist ideas, methods and institutions, the roadblocks and setbacks they encountered, and their achievements.
In this seminal period for US feminists of color, the women in the Young Lords united with Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous women, rallied for reproductive rights, equal pay, and childcare, and protested sterilization abuse and gender violence, among other issues. Insisting capitalism, racism and sexism were interconnected systems of exploitation, they advocated for revolutionary, socialist feminism. They fought patriarchy, classism, racism, and imperialism to bring about systemic changes and a just society for everyone.
Iris Morales, a leading member of the New York Young Lords, shares an insider/outsider perspective, interweaving lived experiences, primary sources, and research. She chronicles the rise and decline of revolutionary feminism in the organization and its consequences, providing a more nuanced account of the Young Lords' history. Grappling with a past whose social justice concerns are still present, the lessons gained continue to have relevance.
Women in the Young Lords organized "serve the people" programs and fought institutionalized racism—lack of jobs, inadequate housing, police brutality, inferior education, and horrendous public health care. As nationalists, they mobilized for Puerto Rico's independence. They also brought attention to gender inequality and the oppression of Puerto Rican and other women of color. The book traces their challenges to male supremacist ideas, methods and institutions, the roadblocks and setbacks they encountered, and their achievements.
In this seminal period for US feminists of color, the women in the Young Lords united with Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous women, rallied for reproductive rights, equal pay, and childcare, and protested sterilization abuse and gender violence, among other issues. Insisting capitalism, racism and sexism were interconnected systems of exploitation, they advocated for revolutionary, socialist feminism. They fought patriarchy, classism, racism, and imperialism to bring about systemic changes and a just society for everyone.
Iris Morales, a leading member of the New York Young Lords, shares an insider/outsider perspective, interweaving lived experiences, primary sources, and research. She chronicles the rise and decline of revolutionary feminism in the organization and its consequences, providing a more nuanced account of the Young Lords' history. Grappling with a past whose social justice concerns are still present, the lessons gained continue to have relevance.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798987651124 |
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| Publisher: | Red Sugarcane Press Inc. |
| Publication date: | 01/06/2023 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d) |
About the Author
Iris Morales is a longtime activist, educator, media producer, and author involved in social justice movements with a focus on economic and racial justice, women’s rights, and the decolonization of Puerto Rico. Since the 1980s, Morales has created programs at the intersection of social justice and media as a tool for change and has founded several organizations dedicated to youth media education. As founder and editor of Red Sugarcane Press, Morales brings her love of community and history to produce books and projects about the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Americas. Her anthologies include Voices from Puerto Rico: Post-Hurricane María, inspired by her trip to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to assist with the launch of a fund to bring resources and financial support to the archipelago. The bilingual collection of writings from activists and artists brings attention to local organizing efforts. Latinas: Struggles & Protests in 21st Century USA is a collection of poetry and prose reflecting on women’s lived experiences in the United States and the ways Latinas advance gender justice.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Morales was a leading member of the New York Young Lords, serving as deputy minister of education, co-founder of its Women’s Caucus and Women’s Union, and coleader of the Philadelphia chapter. Morales brings a feminist perspective to documenting the organization’s challenges, setbacks, and accomplishments. She is the producer, writer, and codirector of the award-winning documentary, ¡Palante, Siempre Palante!, which was broadcast on public television in 1996, and continues to be screened in classrooms and community venues across the United States and the Carib-bean.
A native New Yorker, Morales holds a JD degree from New York University School of Law and an M.F.A in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Morales was a leading member of the New York Young Lords, serving as deputy minister of education, co-founder of its Women’s Caucus and Women’s Union, and coleader of the Philadelphia chapter. Morales brings a feminist perspective to documenting the organization’s challenges, setbacks, and accomplishments. She is the producer, writer, and codirector of the award-winning documentary, ¡Palante, Siempre Palante!, which was broadcast on public television in 1996, and continues to be screened in classrooms and community venues across the United States and the Carib-bean.
A native New Yorker, Morales holds a JD degree from New York University School of Law and an M.F.A in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College.
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