Señora Power brings you stories of real-life Mexican American and Chicana women throughout the 20th century. Every other week the three hosts, Gaby Barrios, Sonia Del Hierro, and Sophia Martínez Abbud, bring you conversations about history, gender, race, and much more. Listen to hear conversations among the hosts as well as reflections from the women discussed and their families.
Host Señoras Flores and Garza-Birdwell discuss the experiences and differing political strategies of radical Mexican American activists who were considered "suspicious señoras".
10 Oct 2025
Episode 5: Suspicious Señoras Part 2
The hosts discuss Yolanda Garza Birdwell's activism in Texas, exploring her surveillance and the radical potential found in love, referencing FBI surveillance and an interview with Jesus Medel.
10 Oct 2025
Episode 5: Suspicious Señoras Part 1
Francisca Flores' activism within the Chicano Movement sparks discussion about her FBI file, revealing deep state surveillance, racism, and sexism in this episode.
12 Jun 2025
Episode 4: Establishment Señoras Plática
Lupe and Mamie share grassroots strategies for community building within establishments and institutions, highlighting their approaches to boxing and business cards in this interview episode.
1 Jun 2025
Episode 4: Establishment Señoras Part 2
Mamie Garcia's community organizing and advocacy in Houston's Magnolia Park, particularly her response to police brutality, sparks a long struggle for the community in this episode.
1 Jun 2025
Episode 4: Establishment Señoras Part 1
Lupe Anguiano's biography reveals how she and other influential Mexican-American women leveraged institutions like the Catholic Church and LAPD to impact Los Angeles communities; this is an interview.
14 May 2025
Episode 3: Activist Señoras Plática
Ven a platicar with us about señoras Maria Jimenez (HTX) and Alicia Escalante (LA). We’ll talk about welfare, student activism, and the difference between being a leader and being an organizer.
Content warning: police violence, racism, sexism.
27 Apr 2025
Episode 3: Activist Señoras, Part 1
In this episode, we learn about Maria Jimenez, a señora with a long activist history in Houston. She lived from 1950-2020. We focus on how señoras have organized their communities, taking on the role and identity of an activist.
14 Apr 2025
Episode 2: Social Señoras Plática
This episode is about the many ways in which señoras participate in political communities. Gaby provides definitions for the terms intersectionality, respectability, and political consciousness. Sonia also mentions the Teen Post Program, created by Lupe Anguiano, another one of the señoras we’ll feature in this season of Señora Power. Stay teen posted for more!
31 Mar 2025
Episode 2: Social Señoras, Part 2
In this part of the Social Señoras episode, we will be talking about Gloria Arellanes. She lived and organized in California throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This episode is in memory of Señora Arellanes who passed away in October of 2024, to hear more about her amazing life, listen to her oral history here: https://www.loc.gov/item/2016655427/ (https://www.loc.gov/item/2016655427/)
30 Mar 2025
Episode 2: Social Señoras, Part 1
In this episode, we learn about Carmen Cortes, a señora from Houston, who lived from 1913-2001. We focus on how señoras have used social clubs to build community.
You will hear lots of acronyms and references, such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (https://lulac.org/) (LULAC), still the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the U.S. Also, you will hear about Club Femenino Chapultepec and Club Cultural Recreativo Mexico Bello— two Houston-based Hispanic social clubs.
We will also cite Dionne Espinoza, María Eugenia Cotera and Maylei Blackwell’s foundational text, Chicana Movidas (https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477315590/)(2018).
16 Mar 2025
Episode 1: Church Señoras Plática
In this episode, Sonia, Gaby, and Sophia talk about the broader context surrounding the idea of a "church señora." They discuss religion in the Mexican American community and the ways in which this has affected women's survival strategies in the past.
3 Mar 2025
Episode 1: Church Señoras, Part 2
In this episode, we learn about Petra Guillen, a señora from Houston, who lived from 1919-2015. We focus on how señoras have used church resources to build community.
Many thanks to the Petra Guillen Foundation for their support. Visit petraguillen.com (http://petraguillen.com) to learn more.
In memoriam of Linda Kay Guillen Duron.
Correction:
At 8:48, it is Petra's grandmother (not her mother), who was ill.
3 Mar 2025
Episode 1: Church Señoras, Part I
In this episode, we learn about Josefa Serna, a Los Angeles señora, who lived from 1911-2007. We focus on how señoras have used church spaces to create community and kinship.
14 Feb 2025
Introduction: What is Señora Power all about?
Welcome to Señora Power! In this Introductory Episode we talk about the origins of the podcast, its structure and what to expect from Season 1.
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