The legacy of Professor Helena María Viramontes , novelist and foundational voice in Chicana feminism, will be honored in "Lest Silence Be Destructive," a two-day celebration of Chicana feminism and Viramonte's creative work and influence, Oct. 20-21. Scholars, former students, and Viramontes herself will present and give readings Oct. 21 in the A.D. White House starting at 9:30 a.m. The collaborators who created the concert "Riding the Currents of the Wilding Wind": (seated l-r) playwright Virginia Grise, novelist Helena María Viramontes, and composer Martha Gonzalez.

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