Mothers Making Latin America: Gender, Households, And Politics Since 1825

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

Erin E. O’Connor is Associate Professor of History at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. Her publications include Gender, Indian, Nation: the Contradictions of Making Ecuador, 1830-1925 (2007), Documenting Latin America: Gender, Race, and Empire, Volume 1 (with L. Garofalo, 2011)and Documenting Latin America: Gender, Race, and Nation, Volume 2 (with L. Garofalo, 2011).