A few recs on the last day of Women's History Month; or, "She's fun"
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1. Dolores - A documentary about civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, who was active in the sixties; and through my childhood, adolescence, and college years; and is still active today. With Cesar Chavez, she co-founded the United Farm Workers. UFW was always news in California, my home state, but I don't know how far outside that the news reached. You have probably heard of Cesar Chavez--your town may even have a street named after him! But you may not have heard of Huerta, because a lot of people in the movement didn't like having a woman at the forefront. Especially a woman like Huerta, who was an imperfect model of a certain idea of womanhood. And as we know, our culture wants its women leaders to be perfect while men are allowed all the humanity in the world. The doc is full of great footage and information about the movement and Huerta's role in it.
A few recs on the last day of Women's History Month; or, "She's fun"
A few recs on the last day of Women's History…
A few recs on the last day of Women's History Month; or, "She's fun"
1. Dolores - A documentary about civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, who was active in the sixties; and through my childhood, adolescence, and college years; and is still active today. With Cesar Chavez, she co-founded the United Farm Workers. UFW was always news in California, my home state, but I don't know how far outside that the news reached. You have probably heard of Cesar Chavez--your town may even have a street named after him! But you may not have heard of Huerta, because a lot of people in the movement didn't like having a woman at the forefront. Especially a woman like Huerta, who was an imperfect model of a certain idea of womanhood. And as we know, our culture wants its women leaders to be perfect while men are allowed all the humanity in the world. The doc is full of great footage and information about the movement and Huerta's role in it.