Spanning two centuries, this collection documents the lives of fifteen remarkable Latinas who witnessed, defined, defied, and wrote about the forces that shaped their lives. As entrepreneurs, community activists, mystics, educators, feminists, labor organizers, artists and entertainers, Latinas used the power of the pen to traverse and transgress cultural conventions.
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The book analyses present Latin American issues in their historical course since independence (beginning 1810) and its aftermath, up to the contemporary period.
THE COMPANION BOOK TO THE PBS DOCUMENTARY SERIES Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history of Latinos, who have helped shaped our nation and have become, with more than fifty million people, the largest minority in the United ...
"Meant for scholars and general readers, this is a great resource on Latinas and historical topics connected with them." -- curledup.com
In doing so, Ruiz “began the work that would define her as someone who helps create and define knowledge more broadly to encompass the life histories and struggles of marginalized peoples,” from American Women Historians, 1700s–1990s: A ...
... History of Mexicans in the United States. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. González, Lisa Sánchez. “Pure Bélpre: The Children's Ambassador.” In Latina Legacies: Identity, Biography, and Community, edited by Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia ...
This book explores the heritage and history of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Central and South Americans.
Jay Jordan, “OCLC 1998–2008: Weaving Libraries into the Web,” Journal of Library Administration 49 (2009): 727. 2. Phil Schieber, “Biographical Sketch of Frederick G. Kilgour: Librarian, Educator, Entrepreneur, 1914–2006,” Journal of ...
We hope that these stories inspire and empower you to reach for the stars and make a difference in the world.
This is the first wide-ranging collection to historically examine women's full political engagement in and beyond electoral office since they gained a constitutional right to vote.