National Latinas Caucus Records
Abstract
The principal goal of the National Latinas Caucus was to empower women in local communities by organizing and developing networks around issues of common concern; provide opportunities for personal and professional advancement; and foster a stronger sense of self-awareness. Community activist and social worker Yolanda Sanchez was its founding member. Special projects included El Barrio Renaissance, an effort to create low and moderate income residential housing units by renovating city-owned vacant buildings and Economic/Leadership Development mini-courses for Latinas. This collection contains early administrative documents including meeting agendas and by-laws, brochures for events and membership, a housing proposal, and almost a complete run of organization's newspaper Visión.
Dates
- Creation: 1985-1991
Creator
- National Latinas Caucus (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright holder is undetermined.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Diana Caballero, 1991.
Processing Information
Archive staff members under the supervision of Pedro Juan Hernandez.
Cultural context
- Correspondence
- Puerto Rican women -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- New York
- Puerto Ricans -- Housing -- New York (State) -- New York
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- National Latinas Caucus Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Archive staff members under the supervision of Pedro Juan Hernandez.
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised by Susan M. Kline
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora Repository
Silberman Building, Hunter College
2180 Third Ave. Rm. 122
New York New York 10065
centro.library@hunter.cuny.edu
