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Cherríe Moraga [1] (born September 25, 1952) is an influential Chicana feminist writer, activist, poet, essayist, and playwright. [2] [3] A prominent figure in Chicana literature and feminist theory, Moraga's work explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, and class, with particular emphasis on the experiences of Chicana and Indigenous women.
Moraga stated that the play is based "loosely on three actual events that took place in a central California coastal farmworker town by the same name." [ 4 ] These events were a 1985–1987 cannery strike, a 1989 7.1 Richter scale earthquake, and a vision of the Lady of Guadalupe in the Pinto Lake County park. [ 2 ]
Moraga mentions her mother and being opposed to her because of her skin color. Throughout the book, the differences between her mother, an immigrant, straight, and traditional woman, along with Moraga, a homosexual, [15] white-colored feminist, become smaller and smaller. [13] Eventually, Moraga finds that she relates to her mother.
"Religious hybridity and female power in "Heart of the Earth: A Popol Vuh Story" and other theatrical works by Cherrie Moraga." ( Spanish : El hibridismo religioso y la fuerza femenina en 'Heart of the Earth: A Popul Vuh Story' y otras obras teatrales de Cherríe Moraga ) (Dissertation/Thesis). 01/2009, ISBN 9781109102925 .
In some Chicanas' works, including the well-known essay of Cherríe Moraga, Loving in the War Years, La Virgen de Guadalupe symbolizes the male repression of women's sexuality and independence. [12] Gloria Anzaldúa has been at the forefront of efforts to revise Guadalupe, moving away from the chaste, "perfect" mother, sanctified by the Roman ...
The name is a portmanteau derived from the three cities that make up the region: Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. [1] Lamorinda is located east of the Berkeley Hills, between the Caldecott Tunnel and Walnut Creek. It is often referred to as the "Highway 24" corridor, referring to the state highway that is the primary thoroughfare in the region.
Smith, Lorde, Cherríe Moraga, Hattie Gossett, Helena Byard, Susan Yung, Ana Oliveira, Rosío Alvarez, Alma Gomez and Leota Lone Dog are all considered co-founders of the organization. [8] [9] Smith explained the name of the press as "the kitchen is the center of the home, the place where women in particular work and communicate with each other."
Angustias de la Guerra. Angustias de la Guerra was born in San Diego in 1815. In 1833, she married Manuel Jimeno Casarín, who served as secretary of state under Governors Juan Bautista Alvarado and Governor Manuel Micheltorena. Following the death of her first husband, she married U.S. Army officer James L. Ord.