She started working because she wanted to help her husband. His colleagues were mostly men and only two women. Note that he did not receive the same pay as the men who worked there. She was afraid to ask herself why she doesn't get the same amount as men at work. She asked her male colleagues why she wasn't getting the same amount as them because she didn't understand what was happening. Her colleague told her she would do nothing wrong. She receives less pay because she is a woman. She was angry when her colleague told her this and couldn't believe it. She was afraid to participate in the “Women's Liberation Movement”, but supports the movement. Her opinion on the “Women's Liberation Movement” was that the women who participated in it were really brave and proud of them. She said she wouldn't have had the courage to do what those women did to fight for equality between men and women. One historical context was “Latino activism.” His opinion on “Latina Activism” was that he was happy because his culture was also fighting what to believe in. Through Women's Eyes states that Nieto Gomez commented “people who call themselves Chicana feminists… if you're a Chicana you're on the If you're a feminist, you need to be on the other side. They say you can't be on both sides." (689) His take on Gomez's comment was that it doesn't matter which side they're on.
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