Description:
This is a story about women organizing across class lines to benefit one another-a story that is more relevant than ever right now. These Mexican women braved a lot of scorn, prison, and physical danger to live out their ideals.
Brief description: Kathleen Alcalá is the author of six books exploring migrations, identity, and our relationships with the land. A graduate of Stanford University (BA), the University of Washington (MA), and the University of New Orleans (MFA), Kathleen is a descendent of the Ópata Nation and makes her home on Suquamish territory. A co-founder of Raven Chronicles Press, she has recent work in El Porvenir Ya!, Zócalo, New Suns, The Madrona Project, and Adventures in Bodily Autonomy, and a novel forthcoming from Rosarium Press. Her work is available on PALABRA, an audio archive of the Library of Congress. Kathleen and Professor Norma Cantú are co-editors of the forthcoming Weeping Women: La Llorona's Presence in Modern Latinx and Chicanx Lore. A member of the Ópata Nation, Kathleen makes her home on Suquamish territory.