The Women of La Raza: An Epic History of Chicana / Mexican-American Peoples
- ISBN-10
- 1533098670
- ISBN-13
- 9781533098672
- Category
- Mexican American women
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-05-20
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Enriqueta Longeaux y Vásquez
Description
In The Women of La Raza, Enriqueta Vasquez brings together her long-time political commitments with her marvelous sense of curiosity and wonder to trace the contributions of women in Mexican and Mexican American history through the centuries, starting with Pre-Columbian indigenous ancestors all the way to the present time.
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