Barcelona: Edicions Bellaterra, (Serie General universitaria, 230), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 111p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "Vivir el tiempo: mujeres e imaginación literaria" is a study on the representation of women in Spanish literature during the middle of the 20th century. Under Franco's rule, women were condemned to serve only... More about Vivir el tiempo: mujeres e imaginación literaria
Lima: Zelmira Aguilar, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 149p., maps, photos, facsimiles, illus., graphics, bibl., wrps. "Negra. Esclava y religiosa" is a study on Afro-Peruvian women's struggle for freedom during the colonial era. The work especially highlights the lives of black women who were forced to breastfeed and raise other people's... More about Negra. Esclava y religiosa
México: Nitro/Press, Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo del Estado de Puebla, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 301p., photos, wrps. "Veintitrés y uno. Charlas con 23 escritoras" is a collection of interviews with 23 female Mexican writers, showcasing the diversity of voices in the country and offering new insights into the craft..... More about Veintitrés y uno. Charlas con 23 escritoras
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Ser. Perú Problema; 39, 2014. 1st ed. Paperback. 298p., biblio., notes. [Sociology. Based on the words and experiences of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Considers both everyday violence and the resistance to it, the..... More about La mujer en la violencia; pobreza, género y resistencia en el Perú
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2014. 1st ed. 298p., biblio., notes. Ser. Perú Problema; 39. [Sociology. Based on the words and experiences of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Considers both everyday violence and the resistance to it, the reproduction..... More about La mujer en la violencia; pobreza, género y resistencia en el Perú
México, D.F: DEMAC, 2013. First Edition. Paperback. 61p., wrps. "Somos uno" is the story of a woman who experiences a transformation after the birth of her disabled son. The account explores the pain of her experience; the social expectations for mothers, women, wives and female professionals; and the concepts of..... More about Somos uno
Lima: Editorial Planeta Peru, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 158p., wrps. "Una voz que existe. Microcuentos" is a collection of micro stories written by eight female Latin American authors, including: Claudia Salazar, Giovanna Pollarolo, María Luisa del Río, Victoria Guerrero, Carmen Ollé, Fortunata Barrios, Kathy Serrano, and Nataly Villena Vega. Each..... More about Una voz que existe. Microcuentos
México, D.F: Miguel Ángel Porrúa, (Estudios de Género), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 181p., wrps. "Mujeres ante la crisis economica global: Empoderamiento y precariedad" is a study on gender and economics, particularly focusing on how women in Mexico are affected by economic turmoil or growth. Contents include: "Mujeres en la economía..... More about Mujeres ante la crisis economica global: Empoderamiento y precariedad
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 314p., tables, bibl., wrps. "Matrimonio y violencia domestica en Lima colonial (1795-1820)" provides statistical analysis on marriage and domistic violence in colonial Lima, Peru. Features chapters on patriarchal strucutres, marriage as a form of social control, and controversies of the era. More about Matrimonio y violencia domestica en Lima colonial (1795-1820
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 204p., photos, illus., tables, facsimiles, bibl., boards. "Doña Rosita Asencio" is a biography on and an homage to the Purepécha healer Rosita Ascencio, who fought for the use and institutionalization of traditional medicine..... More about Doña Rosita Ascencio; Curandera Purépecha
Huancayo: Universidad Continental, Fondo Editorial, 2019. First edition. 475p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "Los derechos de la mujer en el cine" explores the role of women in cinema, shedding light on the state of equality between men and women, the challenges in upholding that principle, and how film has been... More about Los derechos de la mujer en el cine
Barcelona: Icaria Editorial (Mujeres y culturas), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 237p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Cuerpos de escándalo" analyzes how Spanish women at the turn of the century took advantage of their presence in the public space to subvert nineteenth-century stereotypes about femininity. Contents include: "Comerciar con el deseo: espectáculos populares..... More about Cuerpos de escándalo: celebridad femenina en el fin-de-siècle
México, D.F. Artes de México y del Mundo, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PROCESBAC, 2017. Paperback. 263p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "Eclipse de siete lunas : mujeres muralistas en México" aims to rectify the historic absence of women muaralists through a presentation and study of art created by..... More about Eclipse de siete lunas : mujeres muralistas en México
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, (Estudios sobre desigualdad ; 11), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 228p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Vidas desiguales. mujeres, relaciones de género y educación en el Perú" gathers essays which investigate the ways in which Peruvian women continue to experience inequalities through different educational trajectories, highlighting their..... More about Vidas desiguales. mujeres, relaciones de género y educación en el Perú
Hermosillo: El Colegio de Sonora, 2006. first reprinting. Paperback. 254p., wrps. This edited volume analyzes various projects conducted under the auspices of the bi-national Transborder Consortium for Research and Action into Gender and Health on the Mexico-United States Border. The goal of this Consortium is to establish a new model... More about Compartiendo historias de fronteras; Cuerpos, géneros, generaciones y salud
Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, (In culpa est, no. 5), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 578p., facsimiles, tables, wrps. "Diccionario de mujeres impresoras y libreras: de España e Iberoamérica entre los siglos XV y XVIII" a reference dictionary for women involved with publishing books in Spain and Latin America..... More about Diccionario de mujeres impresoras y libreras: de España e Iberoamérica entre los siglos XV y XVIII
Buenos Aires: Catálogos, 2007. first edition. Paperback. 273p., biblio., biobiblio., notes, tables. [Philosophy. Third volume of studies on the comparative history of Latin American feminist movements has three themes: “Hechos”, on contemporary movements in Peru and Venezuela, and the increase in women-headed households; “Memorias”, on revolutionary women in El Salvador..... More about Perfiles del feminismo iberoamericano; Volumen 3
Mexico City: El colegio de México, Fondo de Cultura Económica (Colección Tierra Firme), 2014. 2nd Printing. Paperback. 240p., photos, index, wrps. "Las conspiradoras" provides an extensive tour of the world of female discourse, featuring famous testimonies from mystical nuns during the 17th century in New Spain, as well as current..... More about Las conspiradoras: La representación de la mujer en México
México, D.F: La Jornada Ediciones, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. 140p., wrps. "Mujeres" is an anthology of female characters who fought for a cause, such as Joan of Arc, Rosa Luxemburgo, Rigoberta Menchú, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Frida Kahlo. Also features the collective achievements of anonymous women who fought during..... More about Mujeres
Monterrey, Mexico: Universidad Autónoma de Nueva León, Fondo Editorial de Nuevo León (Periodismo), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 161p., photos, wrps. "Cuando el cielo se pinta de anaranjado. (Ser mujer en México)" is a collection of journalistic works about gender inequality and violence against women, highlighting non-fiction stories, such as one..... More about Cuando el cielo se pinta de anaranjado. (Ser mujer en México
Caracas: Consejo Federal de Gobierno, Consejo Nacional de Derechos Humanos de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Biblioteca La Revolución de las mujeres; 9), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 48p., bibl., wrps. "Mujeres, economía y derechos patrimoniales" is a short study on women in the economy and their economic rights in Venezuela..... More about Mujeres, economía y derechos patrimoniales
Buenos Aires: Tren en Movimiento, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 189p., bibl., wrps. "Mujeres indígenas y formas de hacer política" is a collection of texts that explore the various modalities of political participation and leadership that indigenous women have been deploying and building in communities located in Argentina and Brazil. The..... More about Mujeres indígenas y formas de hacer política. Un intercambio de experiencias situadas entre...
Lima: Groupe de Recherche Identités et Cultures -- GRIC, Université Le Havre Normandie, La Plaza Editores, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 283p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Género y conflicto armado en el Perú" examines the role of women who made up the armed groups that fought against the Peruvian state in the..... More about Género y conflicto armado en el Perú; Prólogo de José Luis Rénique. Epílogo de Milena Justo...
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México- Instituto de Investigaciones Antropologías, Programa Universitario de Estudios de Género, 2004. first edition. Paperback. 164p., notes. [Social science - multidisc. Scholars, journalists and public servants present articles on the issue of violence against women - particularly murder - in Ciudad Juárez. On mass..... More about Violencia sexista; Algunas claves para la comprensión del feminicidio en Ciudad Juárez
Santo Domingo: Instituto Technológico de Santo Domingo, 2014. First edition. Paperback. 243p., illus., graphics, bibl., wrps. "Las diosas sometidas. Autoconcepto en mujeres de grupos vulnerables" discusses the results of a study on the perceptions and self-perceptions of sixteen women who live with HIV. Eight of these women work as sexual..... More about Las diosas sometidas. Autoconcepto en mujeres de grupos vulnerables