Women across time : sixteen influential South Texas women = Mujeres a traves del tiempo. / edited by Susan L. Roberson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberson, Susan L., 1950- editor.

Series:

The Texas Experience, Books Made Possible by Sarah '84 and Mark '77 Philpy Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American leadership--Texas, South.

Hispanic American leadership.

Leadership in women--Texas, South.

Leadership in women.

Mexican American civic leaders--Texas, South--Biography.

Mexican American civic leaders.

Mexican American mural painting and decoration--Texas San Antonio.

Mexican American mural painting and decoration.

Mexican American women--Texas, South--Biography.

Mexican American women.

Mexican Americans--Texas, South--Biography.

Mexican Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Sixteen South Texas women stand proudly in the public mural Mujeres a Través del Tiempo by Arnold Gonzáles Sr, housed on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. These women are pioneers; they are ranchers, educators, artists, politicians, and community activists; they are general and specific, known and unknown. Inspired by the mural, Women across Time / Mujeres a Través del Tiempo assumes the biographer's task: to fill in the gaps of knowledge between the figures as seen and the lives they lived, with their trials and triumphs. Assembled by editor Susan Roberson, this collection features essays on the lives of the women who are featured in the mural, women who live or lived in the South Texas region between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande, particularly Kleberg, Kenedy, and Nueces counties. Situated near the boundary between Mexico and Texas, these women navigated more than geographic borders as they tested their place in economic, political, and artistic arenas long recognized as male domains. Taken together, these biographical sketches contribute to a revision and reimagining of the history of South Texas and provide a corrective to an Anglo-dominated history of the area by showing how Tejanas found places of leadership and creative outlets. By sketching the contributions of female students at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the final essay brings the collection to the present and forecasts a future where opportunities for women extend beyond borders"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Art of Biography / Art as Biography

Part I: The Unnamed Women

Chapter 1: Breaking Past Borders: Las Soldaderas during the Mexican Revolution

Part II: The Ranchers

Chapter 2: Henrietta King

Chapter 3: Petra Vela de Kenedy

Chapter 4: Sarita Kenedy East

Chapter 5: Helen Kleberg

Part III: The Educators

Chapter 6: Jovita González Mireles

Chapter 7: Mary Alice Berlanga Gonzáles

Chapter 8: Dr. Juliet V. García

Part IV: The Politicians

Chapter 9: Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold

Chapter 10: Anne Legendre Armstrong

Chapter 11: Irma Lerma Rangel

Part V: The Artists

Chapter 12: Carmen Lomas Garza

Chapter 13: Selena Quintanilla Pérez

Part VI: Women of Service

Chapter 14: Dr. Clotilde P. García

Chapter 15: Merideth L. Howard

Chapter 16: Paving the Way for the Next Generation

Epilogue

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Roberson, Susan L. Women Across Time / Mujeres a Través Del Tiempo

ISBN:

9781648430862

OCLC:

1419055168