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...Sarah Deutsch, an assistant professor at MIT, delivered her speech about the role of Hispanic women--Chicanas--as part of a series coordinated with Women's History Week...
...that we see [Chicanas], but how we see them," Deutsch said...
...Deutsch's speech, "Visibility and Power: Chicanas in the Southwest," was based upon her recent book, No Seperate Refuge: Culture, Class and Gender on an Anglo-Hispanic Frontier in the American Southwest 1880-1940. In her book, she examines the communal life of the Hispanic woman, the way Anglo society changed that life and the effects this had on what she called the "visibility" of Chicanas...
...first half of the lecture Deutsch focused on the characteristics of the Chicana village before significant Anglo influence. Deutsch described a society in which Hispanic women were a highly visible and vital part of the village. They owned property, worked in agriculture and strongly influenced education and religion...
...believe that no domino effect will occur, since the other lawsuits differ in some respects from the Minpeco case. But that may be wishful thinking. Says a Government official: "The Hunts may appeal and fight for a while, but the total loss of their fortune is inevitable." Warns Herbert Deutsch, an attorney for the plaintiffs in one of the class actions: "My case alone will kill them. If they have assets anywhere, I will ferret them out and satisfy my clients' claims...