Historical Timeline
A Brief Timeline of MALCS Events by Historian Cynthia Orozco
1972
January 1, 1972
Cecilia Burciaga wrote a proposal for a National Chicana Foundation in Washington D.C.
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October 1, 1981
Antonia Castañeda (Stanford) and Ada Sosa Riddell (UC Davis) discussed the lack of Chicana courses.
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January 20, 1982
UC Davis organized the “Chicana Lecture Series†in honor of Magdalena Mora with nine speakers.
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June 4, 1982
Chicana Academic issues Conference, Part 1 held at UC Davis, attended by eight undergraduates, nine graduate students, one staff member, and six professors.
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August 26, 1982
Declaración de MALCS is written.
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May 1, 1983
Chicana Academic Issues Conference - Part II held.
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August 26, 1983
MALCS meetings began on a formal basis.
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August 15, 1984
Discussion of a research institute began.
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August 15, 1984
150 persons subscribed to MALCS newsletter.
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August 15, 1984
UC Davis produced the first MALCS newsletter.
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