Our History

Mujeres was established in 1995 to the purpose of empowerment of Chicanas within MEChA and those that belong to other women’s groups of color. Mujeres creates a safe space in which women of color are able to communicate with each other on issues that are pertaining to us. We work on Issues that affect us on campus and outside the campus community. We are an organization that helps retain Latinas on campus due to the fact that we create a family.

    While we respect our Chicano/Latino culture and honor the nurturing of our families, we are both carriers and breakers of tradition. We recognize that as a community we still have many areas to explore, including the changing relationship between Latino/Chicano men and women. We are here united to address, create and inspire social change on all levels.

Mujeres in Action

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“A support group in which Mujeres are safe to talk about the issues that affect us in our personal, academic, and professional lives. A space in which connections are made that help strengthen Mujeres which enables us to make a difference in our community thorough both thought and action.”

                                - Yvette Gonzalez