num_pages: 232
description: Examines the development and influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the US Catholic Church. This work describes the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement.
language: English
title: Las Hermanas: Chicana/Latina Religious-Political Activism in the U. S. Catholic Church
titlecomplete: Las Hermanas: Chicana/Latina Religious-Political Activism in the U. S. Catholic Church
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Temple University Press