Author: HannahPale

Hannah Pale is studying to become a teacher at the University of Vienna, majoring in Catholic Religion, English, and Spanish. Her passion for cultural exchange deepened during a stay in Mexico. She is active in youth work and an enthusiastic athlete who spends much time in nature.

Holy Mother as a Feminist Symbol: The Virgen de Guadalupe in the Modern Women’s Movement

In her contribution, Hannah Pale introduces the Chicanas movement, founded by women of Mexican descent in the USA, who defend themselves against their double oppression and exploitation as Mexicans and women with their subversive feminist reinterpretation of the saintly figure of the Virgen de Guadalupe.