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In One Struggling Mexican Town, A Group of Women Has Big Goals

By Mari Herreras

Tucson Weekly | January 15, 2009

A rancher's wife and a small group of women from Fronteras formed a women's cooperative, took on the local government and proudly became known as Las Chicas Bravas.

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Tags: Mexico, Immigration, women's issues, cooperatives, Fronteras, Las Chicas Bravas

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