Author: Margarita Rodriguez

Margarita is a returning fourth year Social Work student: she attended California State University, Los Angeles in 2004. During her time away, she served burn survivors at a local non-profit, was married and has an 11-year-old son. One of her proudest moments has been to attend Citrus Community College and earn an A.A. degree. Margarita then re-applied and was accepted to Cal State LA as a returning student. She is blessed to have the support of her husband and family: without them it would not have been possible to return to CSULA to finally earn a B.A. in Social Work.
Essays

Catholics: Mexican Americans, Sex, and Birth Control 

Margarita Rodriguez

Catholic churches use the bible and the image of Mary (the mother of Christ), to tell women to live in purity until married.  Priests within the church or the sisters do not teach how sexual intercourse can lead to pregnancy, all to preserve the sanctity of marriage. I, as a Mexican American woman, and many… Continue reading Catholics: Mexican Americans, Sex, and Birth Control