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The Woman in the Zoot Suit Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory

Catherine S. Ramírez

The Mexican American woman zoot suiter, or pachuca, often wore a V-neck sweater or a long, broad-shouldered coat, a knee-length pleated skirt, fishnet stockings or bobby socks, platform heels or saddle shoes, dark lipstick, and a bouffant. Or she donned the same style of zoot suit that her male coun...

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

The book talks about the rebellious youth who refused to accept the racialized norms of segregated America and the role of fashion in challenging those norms.

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these youths refuse to accept the racialized norms of segregated America with their flashy ensembles, distinct slang, extra cash generated by a booming war economy and rebellious attitude. Pachucos an...

— Episode: 233 - Free Range Children

Episode: 233 - Free Range Children

The book talks about the rebellious youth who refused to accept the racialized norms of segregated America and the role of fashion in challenging those norms.

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these youths refuse to accept the racialized norms of segregated America with their flashy ensembles, distinct slang, extra cash generated by a booming war economy and rebellious attitude. Pachucos and pachucas participated in a spectacular subculture and threatened the social order by visibly occupying spaces, public spaces.

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