by Vicki L. Ruiz (Editor), Virginia Sanchez Korrol (Editor)
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.
Author Biography
Vicki L. Ruiz is Professor of History and Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine
Virginia Sánchez Korrol is Professor of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at Brooklyn College.
They are the co-editors of
Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia and were both named
Latina Magazine Woman of the Year in Education in 2000.
Number of Pages: 260
Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.22 x 6.24 IN
Publication Date: March 10, 2005
