Debra Blake Quote

“Chicana feminists adopt variable strategies and subjectivities to negotiate the conundrums of their specific existence, recognizing the multiple systems of power that affect them, recognizing themselves and their experiences as transcultural and diverse” (Blake 83). 

Through writing, speaking, painting, or any form of expression, Chicana women are retelling their narratives in ways that give women of discord such as themselves the spotlight. The new reimagined versions of women of discourse have somehow given way for women to not only speak up about mis-told histories but also allow them to voice themselves on their personal stories of the hardships and abuses they as individual women have faced in their lifetimes. 

Chicana women as told by Blake recognize their experiences now more than ever as these diverse narratives that bring to attention the fact that for centuries, women have been more of a supporting role if at all in the history of Chicanx people. Now women of diverse sexuality, backgrounds, and origins find unique ways to tell their stories, their way using whatever modes of expression that are available to them. they are now seizing opportunities to rewrite their version of history from a perspective that places the Chicana experience at the forefront.