Description
In the early 1970s, one of the leading
national Chicana activist organizations, Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional (CFMN), was
created in Southern California. The focus of CFMN was to raise awareness of political and
social issues that affected Latina women on a national level. CFMN felt that the role and
well-being of Latinas were being left out of discussions taking place from the wider context
of the Chicano movement. The
Comisión Femenil San Fernando Valley
Collection
consists of correspondence, financial records, flyers, meeting agendas
and minutes, membership rosters, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs,
posters, reports, and videocassettes that relate to their chapter history and
activities.
Background
In the early 1970s, one of the leading national Chicana activist organizations, Comisión
Femenil Mexicana Nacional (CFMN), was created in Southern California. The focus of CFMN was
to raise awareness of political and social issues that affected Latina women on a national
level. CFMN felt that the role and well-being of Latinas were being left out of discussions
taking place from the wider context of the Chicano movement. By 1985, CFMN had organized
twenty-four chapters across the country and Comisión Femenil San Fernando Valley (CFSFV)
became one of the first chapters to join the national organization.
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