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Festival de Mujeres 1979 Collection

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Title

Creator

Seif, Hinda
Solís, Diana

Rights

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Language

English

Spanish

Coverage

Pilsen, Chicago, IL

Collection Items

Evening street dancing with Disco Music Van, Festival de Mujeres 1979

Mostly Latinos of different generations, children with balloons, people watching on stoops, first aid station in foreground, empty food booths with tie-dyed fabric (r.), lights strung from lampposts.

Tags Boyer, Wayne; dancing; Disco music; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Pilsen
Mujeres Latinas en Acción Open House wth 'Aunt' Grace González (center), Pilsen, Chicago, 1977

For opening of newly rehabbed office on 800 block of 17th St. Outdoor shot.

Tags Chicago; feminism, Latina; Linda Coronado; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Solís, Diana
Mujeres Latinas en Acción Open House, Pilsen, Chicago, 1977

For opening of newly rehabbed office on 800 block of 17th St. Indoor shot. Luz Prieto toward center rear facing right with long shirt. Gwen Stern to her right in jumper dress. Dr. Jorge Prieto (1918-2001), Luz Prieto's father, at foreground table (hands around knee).

Tags Chicago; Dr. Jorge Prieto; Luz Maria Prieto; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Solís, Diana
Christmas self-portrait with other staff, Mujeres Latinas en Acción, Pilsen, Chicago, IL, 1979

From left to right, standing: Josephine Vargas, Elena Sarabia, unknown woman, unknown woman, Maria Heinz (Mangual, 1944-2007), Gwen Stern, Linda Roldan (pointing at the camera), Diana Solís and unknown woman. Seated is Diane Avila.

Tags Chicago; Diane Avila; Luz Maria Prieto; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Solís, Diana
Festival de Mujeres 1979 Poster "In celebration of what we as women have done, are doing and can do!"

Festival de Mujeres Poster. Graphic artist: Mercedes Corona. Based on photographs by Diana Solís. Poster sponsored by Mujeres Latinas en Acción.

Tags Chicago Women's Graphics Collective; Mercedes Corona; Mujeres Latinas en Acción
Poses for Festival de Mujeres 1979 poster

Location: 17 St. in Pilsen. Lower rght: Elga Chavez. Lower left: "Helo" Nieto.

Tags Elga Chavez; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Pilsen; Solís, Diana
Festival de Mujeres 1979 Program

4 pg. program with location, list of participating organizations, entertainment schedule, and Festival map.

Tags Chimera; Chispa; Salima Rivera; Salt of the Earth; Sandra Cisneros; Teatro Trucha
Food vendors, Festival de Mujeres

Long view of Festival from food booths

Tags Boyer, Wayne; Chicago; Documentary photography; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Pilsen
Mujeres Son Personas… No Propiedad/Women are People... Not Property

Man with balloon on stoop at Festival de Mujeres

Tags Boyer, Wayne; Chicago; Documentary photography; Feminism; Mujeres Latinas en Acción; Pilsen
Applause as Salima Rivera (front, L.) and Marta Collazo (seated, R. of Rivera) read poetry, Festival de Mujeres

Diane Avila (middle L. with purple shirt), Bonnie Rhodes (in red shirt), Domingo, husband of Yolanda who worked at MLEA (in WLS T-shirt), Karen Peugh videotaping (front R.)

Tags Boyer, Wayne; Chicago; Marta Collazo; poetry; Puerto Rican; Salima Rivera

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