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“Betita Taught Us We Are the Revolution: the Life and Legacies of Elizabeth “Betita” Martínez” is an online exhibit and photo essay. It is written and curated by Clarissa Rojas, UC Davis Chicanx Studies.
Elizabeth “Betita” Martínez is a legendary and inspirational Chicana ansister who forged brighter futures for our Chicanx/Latinx/Indigenous peoples. Betita’s life was an arc that changed the course of social justice history in the Americas and the world. Her work shaped the Civil Rights struggles in the United States, including the Chicano/a Movement. She led vital efforts in anti-colonial and internationalist struggles. Betita is also one of the architects of Chicana feminisms and women of color feminisms, and her work influenced knowledge production in the academic fields of Ethnic Studies, Chicanx Studies and Sex/Gender Studies.
Betita also understood the indispensable contributions the artistic imagination delivers to the task of social transformation. She worked closely with artists and utilized art and photography extensively in her own publications and organizing. Many leading Chicanx movement artists credit Betita as instrumental to launching their careers. In turn, she has been honored with wondrous portraits celebrating her invaluable leadership.
I invite you to learn more about Betita, to share her story, palabra, and work. Be inspired! Read about some of the ways Betita is still teaching us how we can create an unstoppable force to forge just futures!
For more information please contact: Clarissa Rojas, clarojas@ucdavis.edu
Event sponsored by: UC Davis Library