02895nam 2200565 a 450 991095808230332120240410124844.097801980350220198035020(MiAaPQ)EBC7038312(CKB)24235064700041(MiAaPQ)EBC279782(MiAaPQ)EBC2012724(Au-PeEL)EBL279782(CaPaEBR)ebr10103591(CaONFJC)MIL50208(OCoLC)61330208(Au-PeEL)EBL2012724(OCoLC)958506575(Au-PeEL)EBL7038312(OCoLC)1249310472(EXLCZ)992423506470004120040512d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLatina legacies identity, biography, and community /edited by Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sanchez Korrol1st ed.New York Oxford University Press2005xi, 260 pViewpoints on American cultureIncludes bibliographical references.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.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.Viewpoints on American culture.Hispanic American womenBiographyHispanic American women920.72/089/68BRuíz Vicki955724Sánchez Korrol Virginia0MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958082303321Latina legacies4333747UNINA