Mothers Making Latin America

Download or read book Mothers Making Latin America written by Erin E. O'Connor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mothers Making Latin America utilizes a combination of gender scholarship and source material to dispel the belief that women were separated from—or unimportant to—central developments in Latin American history since independence. Presents nuanced issues in gender historiography for Latin America in a readable narrative for undergraduate students Offers brief, primary-source document excerpts at the end of each chapter that instructors can use to stimulate class discussion Adheres to a focus on motherhood, which allows for a coherent narrative that touches upon important themes without falling into a “list of facts” textbook style