CASTROMARGARET

Interview with Margaret Castro, 1973

 

1973-11-28

 

 

This interview begins with the night Shirley Chisholm was expected to be but was not nominated to run as the candidate for President for the Democratic party in 1972. Castro's delegation was committed to Chisholm and remained with her and spoke with her after it was clear she was not going to be nominated. They continued to follow her directions. She describes the accommodations and the way the Democratic Party voting was done. Margaret Castro was a Chicana who was active with the National Women's Political Caucus and the 1972 Democratic Convention. In this interview, she discusses topics such as leaders in the women's movement, women in sports, Chicana participation in politics, the committees of the National Women's Political Caucus, abortion, and the rivalry between caucuses and delegations and political leaders. Of particular note are Castro's first-hand accounts of various experiences she had with feminist leaders such as Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem.

Shirley Chisholm; Margaret Castro; National Women's Political Caucus; Susan Koester; Estelle Chacon; Abortion rights; 1972 Democratic National Convention; Janice Crooks; Delegates to political conventions; Bella Abzug; Gloria Steinem; Chicago movement; Feminism; Women in politics

 

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English

 

 

01:21:39

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Audio

MP3

106.25 MB