' t ▁believe ▁that ▁Ang lo ▁women ▁had ▁heard ▁directly ▁expressed ▁those ▁sorts ▁of ▁fr ustr ations ▁from ▁other ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁Mexican ▁American ▁or ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁American , ▁Lat inas , ▁ever ▁before .” ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Conference ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁Women : ▁His pan ic ▁Women ▁ ▁Lat ina ▁Women ▁in ▁America ▁ ▁His pan ic ▁Women ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁as ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 . 7 ▁million ▁women ▁of ▁Spanish - origin ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁These ▁woman ▁are ▁of ▁Mexican , ▁Puerto ▁R ican , ▁and ▁Cub an ▁descent , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁Central ▁or ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁other ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁countries .[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Mexican - American ▁women ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Mexican ▁Americans ▁const itute ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁minor ity ▁group . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁often ▁s tere ot yp ed ▁as ▁migr ant ▁workers ▁- ▁even ▁forming ▁the ▁largest ▁amount ▁of ▁migr ants ▁in ▁general . ▁ ▁Ch ican as ▁complete ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁school , ▁about ▁two ▁years ▁less ▁than ▁do ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁population ▁at ▁large . ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 7 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁Ch icana ▁women ▁had ▁earned ▁less ▁than ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁Ch ican as ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁eth nic ▁group ▁among ▁household ▁workers . ▁ ▁In ▁March