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The source for substantial, informative, and up-to-date biographical essays on 72 of the most notable twentieth-century Latin American women.

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

About the Author

CYNTHIA MARGARITA TOMPKINS is an associate professor of Spanish at Arizona State University, Tempe./e DAVID WILLIAM FOSTER is chair of the Department of Languages and Literatures and Regent's Professor of Spanish, Humanities, and Women's Studies at Arizona State University, Tempe./e

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

?...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

?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

?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

..."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

"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