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Chicanas Chingonas...are those Chicanas and Latinas who have used their talents and abilities to make this a better world.  Whether in professional fields, educational, cultural or social work, these are mujeres who made--and make-- social change happen on a broader scale.

This includes grassroots activists, artists, writers, educators, lawyers, professors, community organizers, and crusading parents who have critiqued a system, observed a need, created a symbol, done so many things that made this a more just and hopeful society.  Chingonas do the kind of work that rarely makes it into the "master narratives" of American history, or Chicano history, but their influence touches all of us.

These women are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Chicanas and Latinas who offer us insight and vision as they incite change through different forms of social, political, and educational activism. (Summaries are by Chicanas.com except where otherwise indicate