Latinas: Hispanic Women in the United States

by Hedda Garza

Book Overview

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, organizers, and activists from diverse Hispanic backgrounds, including Chicanas, Puertorriqueias, Cubanas, Dominicanas, and women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082632360X
• ISBN13: 9780826323606
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"