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Latina legacies : identity, biography, and community / edited by Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sanchez Korrol.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Viewpoints on American culture.
- Viewpoints on American culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic American women--Biography.
- Hispanic American women.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 260 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Victoria Reid and the Politics of Identity
- 2 Gertrudis Barceló: La Tules of Image and Reality
- 3 The Adventures of Loreta Janeta Velázquez: Civil War Spy and Storyteller
- 4 María Amparo Ruiz de Burton and the Power of Her Pen
- 5 Lola Rodríguez de Tió and the Puerto Rican Struggle for Freedom
- 6 Teresa Urrea: Curandera and Folk Saint
- 7 Luisa Capetillo: Feminist of the Working Class
- 8 Adelina Otero Warren: Rural Aristocrat and Modern Feminist
- 9 Pura Belpré: The Children's Ambassador
- 10 Jovita González Mireles: A Sense of History and Homeland
- 11 Luisa Moreno and Latina Labor Activism
- 12 Carmen Miranda: The High Price of Fame and Bananas
- 13 Antonia Pantoja and the Power of Community Action
- 14 Ana Mendieta's Art: A Journey through Her Life
- 15 Dolores Huerta and the United Farm Workers
- For Further Reading.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780198035022
- 0198035020
- OCLC:
- 61330208
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