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
Málaga: UMA Editorial (Atenea. Estudios de género), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 397p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Violencia de género y mujeres inmigrantes" analyzes the impact of violence against immigrant women in the context of a relationship, and examine the response to violence offered by the criminal justice system in Spain..... More about Violencia de género y mujeres inmigrantes
Buenos Aires: UNDAV Ediciones, Punto de Encuentro (Col. Criminología Crítica Raúl Zaffaroni, no. 2), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 335p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Hacia una criminología feminista" explores the issue of women who are deprived of their liberties and subjected forms of violence such as femicide, seeking to arouse concern..... More about Hacia una criminología feminista: Violencia, androcentrismo, justicia y derechos humanos
Madrid: Los Libros de la Catarata, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 302p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "El Movimiento Democrático de Mujeres" provides a history on the "Movimiento Democrático de Mujeres" (MDM), one of the principle movements against Francisco Franco's regime, as well as a platform that facilitated the development of feminism..... More about El Movimiento Democrático de Mujeres : De la lucha contra Franco al feminismo (1965-1985
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
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
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
Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso: RIL Editores, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 207p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "Escritores Chilenas del siglo XIX" is a volume of essays in which researchers provide critical analyses and exhume female writers largely ignored by literary history and the Chilean cultural canon, including Mercedes Marín, Carmen Arriagada..... More about Escritoras Chilenas del siglo XIX. Su incorporación pionera en la esfera pública y el campo...
Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo, Universidad de los Andes, (Serie Coediciones ; 9), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 452p., bibl., wrps. "Me he decidido a escribir todos los días : una biografía de Soledad Acosta de Samper 1833-1913" is a biography which spans Colombian writer, journalist, and well-travelled social woman Soledad..... More about Me he decidido a escribir todos los días : una biografía de Soledad Acosta de Samper 1833-1913
Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Fondo Editorial, Tarea Asociación Gráfica Educativa, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 209p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Género y conflicto armado interno en el Perú" is an analysis of the internal armed conflict dynamics in Peru from a gendered perspective, particularly examining the testimonies and memories of..... More about Género y conflicto armado interno en el Perú. Testimonio y memoria
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
Santiago de Chile: Ceibo Ediciones, (Colección Memorias y Crónicas ; 21), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 196p., bibl., wrps. "¡Háganme callar!" is the chronicle and memoir of Mónica Echeverría Yáñez, which addresses women's issues in Chile with the keen perspective Echeverría Yáñez is known for. Her other publications include the theatrical..... More about ¡Háganme callar!; Colección Crónica y Memoria
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
México, D.F. Ediciones Monosílabo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 168p., wrps. "Voces acalladas: El discurso femenino en la dramaturgia de Calderón de la Barca" is a study on the feminine discourse and representation in Calderón de la Barca's dramaturgy. This work also aims to draw attention..... More about Voces acalladas: El discurso femenino en la dramaturgia de Calderón de la Barca
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
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas: Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (Colección 'Boca de Monte'), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 74p., graphics, bibl., wrps. "Significaciones del cuerpo de la mujer" is a study on the representation and significance of the female body through three works by Mexican authors from the 20th and 21st centuries: "Mujeres..... More about Significaciones del cuerpo de la mujer. En tres escritores Mexicanas del siglo XX y XXI
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
Santiago de Chile: LOM Ediciones (Colección Cultura y sociedad | Ciencias Sociales y Humanas), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 275p., wrps. "Zomo newen" is a collection of eight stories about the experience of "triple discrimination" -- that is, being a woman, poor, and indigenous. From different generations and varied perspectives, these... More about Zomo newen. Relatos de vida de mujeres mapuche en su lucha por los derechos indígenas
México, D.F. Secretaría de Cultura, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 144p., bibl., wrps. "Quebranto de espejos" is a study on the work of José Revueltas, particularly examining how he approached the intimate, everyday realities of women, and his portrayal of tortured sisters, melancholy prostitutes, lovers who sacrifice their bodies, telluric mothers..... More about Quebranto de espejos. La mujer en la obra de José Revueltas