Prominent Women in Latin America

1944 Latin America

Author : United States. Office of Inter-American Affairs
Release : 1944
Genre : Latin America
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Download or read book Prominent Women in Latin America written by United States. Office of Inter-American Affairs. This book was released on 1944. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical listing of approximately 90 prominent Latin American women.

Ten Notable Women of Modern Latin America

2023-10-27 History

Author : James D. Henderson
Release : 2023-10-27
Genre : History
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Download or read book Ten Notable Women of Modern Latin America written by James D. Henderson. This book was released on 2023-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1930s rural Argentina, a determined fifteen-year-old left an isolated, poverty-stricken life to find her fortune in the “Paris of South America”—Buenos Aires. There, with few connections, little education, but plenty of persistence, Maria Eva Duarte gained a toehold in the city’s artistic scene. Eva—Evita—then navigated the radio revolution to fortune, providing for her mother and siblings along the way. She caught the eye of rising political star Colonel Juan Perón, and with him, she rode the pro-labor wave all the way to the presidential palace. The story of Eva Duarte Perón highlights not just her own extraordinary life, but the opportunities seized by women of all classes and backgrounds in post-independence modernizing Latin America. This work offers an alternate method for understanding modern Latin America and its history. The ten figures treated are ethnically mixed, of African, Indigenous, European, and mestiza heritage. They include figures from all social classes, geographic settings, and occupations seen in Latin America, and they acted over the entirety of the more than two centuries of the modern period. Through their stories, the reader comes away with a deeper understanding of this rich, diverse region.

Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women

2001 History

Author : Cynthia Tompkins
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Download or read book Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women written by Cynthia Tompkins. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Ten Notable Women of Colonial Latin America

2022-08-08 History

Author : James D. Henderson
Release : 2022-08-08
Genre : History
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Download or read book Ten Notable Women of Colonial Latin America written by James D. Henderson. This book was released on 2022-08-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seventeenth century, Catalina de Erauso, at age sixteen a renegade Basque nun, escaped from her convent and traveled to the New World, eventually reaching Peru. She became an outlaw and a crossdresser with a price on her head. Yet she ended her days absolved by both the King of Spain and the Pope, the latter of whom granted her permission to dress as a man for the remainder of her life. The Nun Ensign passed her final years guarding silver shipments on the Mexico City-Veracruz highway. The life of the Nun Ensign highlights not just her extraordinary life but also the opportunities seized by women in colonial Latin America. This book profiles the Nun Ensign and nine other women of colonial Latin America, offering an alternate method for understanding the region and its history. The ten figures span different ethnic, geographic, occupational, and class backgrounds. Through their stories, the reader comes away with an enriched understanding of colonial Latin American history.

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