Authors

  1. Graf, Maria del Carmen MSN, RN, CTN-A
  2. Ruiz, Ashley RN, BSN
  3. Luebke, Jeneile PhD, RN
  4. Olukotun, Oluwatoyin PhD, RN
  5. Kendrick, Aisha MSN, APN, CNS, RNC-OB
  6. Shaw, Leslie MSN, RN, ACNP-BC
  7. Lopez, Alexa A. PhD
  8. Snethen, Julia PhD, RN, FAAN
  9. Silvestre, Eva PhD
  10. Mkandawire-Valhmu, Lucy PhD, RN

Abstract

The purpose of this theoretical article is to analyze the utility of postcolonial, Black, and Chicana feminist frameworks to inform nursing research and practice specific to mental health needs of Latina women migrant farmworkers. Twentieth-century Western feminist narratives overlooked the intersecting systems of oppression experienced by women of color, including Latina women. Feminist epistemologies are useful in understanding the complex sociopolitical contexts that have impacted women's health outcomes and well-being. This analysis is critical to shaping nursing care that meets the unique health needs of migrant farmworker women while considering their sociopolitical realities.