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Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women A Biographical Dictionary
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Book Code: GR1112
ISBN: 0-313-31112-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31112-3
352 pages, photos, appendices, bibliograp
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2000
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...a significant contribution to the fields of Women's Studies and Latin American Studies....highly recommended for public, academic, and high-school libraries.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
    May 15, 2001
  • This volume is essential to libraries, personal and institutional, as an invaluable sourcebook for researchers, writers, and students as well as the general public.
    —Colonial Latin American Historical Review
  • Because of the wide extent of sources and indexes provided, this book will be very useful for both scholars and students in need of information about preeminent women from Latin America.
    —Feminist Collections
Description: Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women is a powerful testimony to the outstanding contributions 72 of the most noteworthy women have made to their fields and to society. This volume covers a broad range of women excelling in the fields of politics, art, religion, government, education, literature, popular culture, and the sciences, with substantial, up-to-date biographical and career overviews. Many notables are international figures, such as former Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, Cuban Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz, and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Others, such as the Mirabal sisters, founders of a resistance movement against a repressive Dominican Republic regime, and Carmen Naranjo, a prolific Costa Rican author and champion of culture, merit the wider recognition offered here. An excellent introduction detailing the status of Latin American women in the twentieth century is the ideal framework for appreciating the struggles of these women. In the entries, information given includes family and background details, education, influences, obstacles faced and overcome, and achievements. Each entry includes a Further Reading section to enable students and other interested readers to learn more about the woman's life. Numerous photos enhance the text.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Claribel Alegría
  • Isabel Allende
  • Alicia Alonso
  • Elvia Alvarado
  • Albalucía Ángel
  • Laura Antillano
  • Débora Arango
  • Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
  • Domitila Barrios de Chúngara
  • Gioconda Belli
  • María Luisa Bemberg
  • María Luisa Bombal
  • Hebe de Bonafini
  • Rosa María Britton
  • Julia de Burgos
  • Lydia Cabrera
  • María Cano
  • Nancy Cárdenas
  • María Mercedes Carranza
  • Rosario Castellanos
  • Celia Cruz
  • Andrea Echeverri
  • Diamela Eltit
  • María Félix
  • Rosario Ferré
  • Benita Galeana
  • Elena Garro
  • Ivone Gebara
  • Teresa Gisbert Carbonell de Mesa
  • Margo Glantz
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga
  • Beatriz González
  • Astrid Hadad
  • Ángela Hernández Nuñez
  • Rosario Ibarra
  • Carolina María de Jesús
  • Clementina de Jesús
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Julieta Kirkwood
  • Claudia Lars
  • Lola Lebrón
  • Clarice Lispector
  • Dulce María Loynaz
  • Rosa Luna
  • Rigoberta Menchú Tum
  • Fanny Mickey
  • María Teresa, Minerva, and Patria Miraba
  • Carmen Miranda
  • Carmen Naranjo
  • María Escolástica de Conceicão Nazaré
  • Antonia Novello
  • Victoria Ocampo
  • Elizabeth Odio Benito
  • Nina Pacari
  • Cristina Peri Rossi
  • Eva María Duarte de Perón
  • Alejandra Pizarnik
  • Josefina Plá
  • Elena Poniatowska
  • Magda Portal
  • Commander Ramona and Major Ana María
  • Irene Sáez Conde
  • Haydée Santamaría
  • Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta
  • Benedita de Silva
  • Armonía Somers
  • Mercedes Sosa
  • Mara Traba
  • María Teresa Tula
  • Virginia Vargas
  • Ana Lydia Vega
  • Delia Zapata Olivella
  • Appendix A: Fields of Endeavor
  • Appendix B: Ethnic Subgroups
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-027631
LCC Class: CT3290
Dewey Class: 920
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