Mexican icon blossoms in U.S.

“Esperanza Gama also was raised to see the Virgin as a maternal figure, but the Mexican-born artist now takes a different view. A single mother, Gama sees Guadalupe as a feminist icon, a woman who refused to give up on her goal to have a church built in her honor.

“I know her now better than before,” said Gama, who recently completed a multimedia exhibition on Guadalupe. “She represents strength, a strong woman who knows what she wants. A strong mother who takes care of her children.”"

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