IntroductionChapter 1: Engendering Independence, 1810-1820sChapter 2: Women and Aspects of Everyday Life, 1820s-c. 1870Chapter 3: Gender and Nation, 1830s-c. 1880Chapter 4: Rise of Feminism, 1880s-c.1934Chapter 5: Economic Modernization and the Gendered Division of Labor, c. 1900-1970Chapter 6: Women in the Age of Nationalism and Social Revolution, 1930s-c. 1980Chapter 7: Engendering Reaction and Rights Struggles, 1970s-c. 1990Chapter 8: Sex, Marriage, and Family within Changing Societies, 1960s-c. 2000Chapter 9: Women and Gender in an Era of Globalization, c. 1980-2000s

"I used [Women and Gender in Modern Latin America] for the first time this semester for my own Women and Gender in Latin America class, and it changed my life as a teacher of that class. It's probably the best reader I've ever used, and it made teaching that class so much more fun and rewarding."– Margaret Chowning, University of California, BerkeleyAn exciting new anthology, this engaging classroom resource goes far beyond previous collections by showing that women had a history that was not apart from men but related to them, especially in power relationships. Insurgents, workers, reformers, feminists, revolutionaries, mothers, and grandmothers, across the social and ethnic spectrum, speak in their own words.– Angela Thompson, author of Las otras guerras de Mexico: Epidemias, enfermedades y salud publica en Guanajuato, Mexico, 1810-1867In Women and Gender in Modern Latin America, Pamela Murray skilfully weaves together primary and secondary sources to provide us with a sorely needed and highly innovative text. Along with familiar and fundamental readings, the text brings to life exciting new voices that challenge conventional stereotypes. The excellent selection of readings and inventive format will not only encourage lively and stimulating discussion but also foster critical thinking in the classroom. I, for one, am looking forward to using this unique text in my course.– Francie Chassen-Lopez, author of From Liberal to Revolutionary Oaxaca: The View from the South, Mexico 1867-1911Those of us who teach the history of women and gender in Latin America have needed this book for a long time. Pamela Murray has paired engaging and accessible primary materials with supporting secondary literature representing both the classical writings and the latest historiography in the field. I look forward to using it in my classes.– Christine Ehrick, author of The Shield of the Weak: Feminism and the State in Uruguay, 1903-1933