"No other works which combine so much material on Hispanic women
have been published in the past, and I know of none in the offing.
. . . This will be an excellent sourcebook for anyone interested in
the many Tejanas who overcame adversity to succeed as
businesswomen, professionals, educators, and politicians." --
Carolina Castillo Crimm, Associate Professor of History, Sam
Houston State University
Since the early 1700s, women of Spanish/Mexican origin or
descent have played a central, if often unacknowledged, role in
Texas history. Tejanas have been community builders, political and
religious leaders, founders of organizations, committed trade
unionists, innovative educators, astute businesswomen, experienced
professionals, and highly original artists. Giving their
achievements the recognition they have long deserved, this
groundbreaking book is at once a general history and a celebration
of Tejanas' contributions to Texas over three centuries.
The authors have gathered and distilled a wide range of
information to create this important resource. They offer one of
the first detailed accounts of Tejanas' lives in the colonial
period and from the Republic of Texas up to 1900. Drawing on the
fuller documentation that exists for the twentieth century, they
also examine many aspects of the modern Tejana experience,
including Tejanas' contributions to education, business and the
professions, faith and community, politics, and the arts. A large
selection of photographs, a historical timeline, and profiles of
fifty notable Tejanas complete the volume and assure its usefulness
for a broad general audience, as well as for educators and
historians.
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