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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 315.
If history books obscure the important roles played by women of European origin in the United States, how much more invisible are Hispanic women? In correcting this omission, Hedda Garza documents and discusses the major contributions to this country's social and political mosaic for over 150 years by women leaders, organisers, and activists from diverse Hispanic backgrounds, including Chicanas, Puertorriquenas, Cubanas, Dominicanas, and women drawn to the United States from throughout Central and South America. The material Garza brings to the fore helps us understand minority communities in the United States and offers inspiring accounts of women who struggled to ... Read more
If history books obscure the important roles played by women of European origin in the United States, how much more invisible are Hispanic women? In correcting this omission, Hedda Garza documents and discusses the major contributions to this country's social and political mosaic for over 150 years by women leaders, organisers, and activists from diverse Hispanic backgrounds, including Chicanas, Puertorriquenas, Cubanas, Dominicanas, and women drawn to the United States from throughout Central and South America. The material Garza brings to the fore helps us understand minority communities in the United States and offers inspiring accounts of women who struggled to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826323606
SKU
V9780826323606
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