Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith oral histories

The MAS 485/585 Mexicana/Chicana Women's History course is a historical survey and sociological analysis of past and present experiences of Mexicanas and Chicanas in the United States and is a writing emphasis course offered at the University of Arizona through the Mexican Ameican Studies department. Professor Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith is the Co-Director of the Binational Migration Institute at the Mexican American Studies program and focuses her historical research on the history of Mexicana/Chicana on the US-Mexico border. She is a community activist devoted to immigration rights, women's rights, and civil rights in general. Her course MAS 485/585 requires students to interview a Mexican American/Mexicana/Chicana woman/women and create an oral history. Oral histories within this collection generally include interviews, transcripts, and student papers on the project, although some files are incomplete. A few subjects offered additional information, including photographs, pamphlets, etc.