The Young Lords Party is a Puerto Rican organization that was concerned with Puerto Rican and Latino issues (91). In 1970, the Young Lords Party expressed how traditional views of Puerto Rican women influenced how they were oppressed (91). The historical treatment of Puerto Rican women was prevalent in modern society as women's role remained "wife, mother and good woman" (92). Women were restricted to roles in the private sphere, making social or political involvement difficult (92). Transgressing expectations was an affront to the community, particularly Puerto Rican men. It was important for women of the Young Lords Party to have Puerto Rican men confront their privilege and role in women's oppression. Sexism in Puerto Rican and other Latino
