6 articles in this issue
Santoshi Halder
In spite of the modern developments the family still remains the crucial support system of a child's life irrespective of whether the child is with or without disability. In Indian society where parents have so much of expectation from their offspring it ... see more
Catherine Hawkins, Beatriz Gomez
Although immigrant Latinas, including many undocumented students, are gaining more access to higher education, they lag behind non-Hispanic and white female students in completing a four-year degree, due to social, economic, political, and legal obstacles... see more
Carolyn M. Byerly, Marcus Hill
The communication of feminist ideas, political agendas, and achievements through the agency of women's media activism has received scant attention from feminist scholars. And yet feminist communication has had measurable impact on the social fabric in the... see more
Norma Isa Figueroa
This paper relates to female architects in Puerto Rico and the advertisement media's campaign to market a male image of the professional architect. From a Cultural History standpoint, it makes a critical analysis of the advertisements featured in the prof... see more
Elizabeth C. Ramírez
"Getting women's voices heard” was the entire premise for my recently published collection of plays, and I would welcome the opportunity to speak to that topic, using my new book as an example. LA VOZ LATINA: CONTEMPORARY PLAYS AND PERFORMANCE PIECES, whi... see more
Holly Lewis
The theme of this conference, Occupy Free Speech: Getting Women's Voices Heard, is nothing if not ecumenical. It compels us to participate in an activity that is intrinsic to feminist thought: ending the social---silencing of women's experience. Yet while... see more