What is Chicana feminism?

Chicana feminism is a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersections of women that identify as Chicana. Chicana feminism empowers women and insist that they challenge the stereotypes and boundaries that Chicanas face across lines of gender, ethnicity, race, class, and sexuality. Most importantly, Chicana feminism is a movement. It is also a theory and praxis that helps women reclaim their existence between and among the Chicano Movement and American feminist movements.