Introduction, Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol
1. Victoria Reid and the Politics of Identity, María Raquel
Casas
2. Gertrudis Barceló: La Tules of Image and Reality, Deena J.
González
3. The Adventurs of Loreta Janeta Velázquez: Civil War Spy and
Storyteller, Amy Dockser Marcus
4. María Amparo Ruiz de Burton and the Power of Her Pen, Rosaura
Sánchez and Beatrice Pita
5. Lola Rodríguez de Tió and the Puerto Rican Struggle for Freedom,
Edna Acosta-Belén
6. Teresa Urrea: Curandera and the Folk Saint, Marian Perales
7. Luisa Capetillo: Feminist of the Working Class, Nancy A.
Hewitt
8. Adelina Otero Warren: Rural Aristocrat and the Modern Feminist:
Elizabeth Salas
9. Pura Belpré: The Children's Ambassador: Lisa Sánchez
González
10. Jovita González Mireles: A Sense of History and Homeland, María
Eugenia Cotera
11. Luisa Moreno and Latina Labor Activism, Vicki L. Ruiz
12. Carmen Miranda: The High Price of Fame and Bananas, Brian
O'Neil
13. Antonia Pantoja and the Power of Community Action, Virginia
Sánchez Korrol
14. Ana Mendieta's Art: A JOurney through Her Life, Carlos A.
Cruz
15. Dolores Huerta and the United Farm Workers, Alicia Chávez
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.
"Latina Legacies is a marvelous addition to the American Studies
literature documenting the lives of exemplary Latinas as diverse as
Luisa Moreno, Carmen Miranda, and Teresa Urrea. Telling the stories
of women of various classes, of hybrid racial identities, of
diverse political engagements, and of complex romantic
proclivities, this book is a gold mine of information for teachers
and students alike."--Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of
California, San Diego
"One of the most comprehensive looks at the intellectual, social,
and cultural development of Latinas in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. It is a must-read for every student and reader who is
curious about the rich legacy of Latinas who have made history
through reform, transgression, and policy making."--Maria E.
Montoya, New York University
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