NEW MEXICO WOMEN; Intercultural Perspectives.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986. 1st Printing. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear, and a touch of soiling to the covers; previous owner's signature to half title. Very Good.
Item #100294
ISBN: 0826308279
409 pp. Index. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Features 13 essays from several well-recognized historians who speak with clarity from the historical record of women in the history of New Mexico.
Chronologically arranged, satisfying and lengthy coverage is given to each topic: "Indian Women of New Mexico, 1535-1680"; "Nueva Mexicans as Refugees and Reconquest Settlers, 1680-1696" (during & after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680); "The Independent Women of Hispanic New Mexico, 1821-1846"; "Cross-Cultural Marriages in the Southwest: The New Mexico Experience, 1846-1900"; "Foragers, Army Women, and Prostitutes"; "The Women of Lincoln County, 1860-1900"; "Canning Comes to New Mexico: Women and the Agricultural Extension Service, 1914-1919"; "'I've Worked, I'm Not Afraid of Work'--Farm Women in New Mexico, 1920-1940"; "The Women of the Amador Family, 1860-1940"; "Women, Pottery, and Economics at Acoma Pueblo"; "'Disenfranchisement is a Disgrace': Women and Politics in New Mexico, 1900-1940"; "The Campaign for Women's Community Property Rights in New Mexico, 1940-1960"; "'Thank You For My Bones': Connections Between Contemporary Women Artists and the Traditional Arts of their Foremothers"
Price: $25.00