James D. Henderson is distinguished professor emeritus of international studies at Coastal Carolina University. Prior to his scholarly career, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Columbia. His books include Modernization in Colombia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1886-1965.Linda R. Henderson is professor emerita at Coastal Carolina University. She has also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia.Suzanne M. Litrel is a historian of Brazil and the Portuguese Atlantic world. She has taught at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and Bay Shore High School in New York. For more information, see suzannelitrel.com.

Updated and thoroughly revised, this new edition promises to be an excellent teaching tool due to its breadth of coverage of all Latin America, its informed description of women’s roles in each era, and its accessible narrative. I assigned a previous edition in my survey courses for years, and inevitably students cited it as their favorite book. In a field remarkably bereft of readable textbooks, this book is a rare gem—a volume guaranteed to engage the attention and enthusiasm of undergraduates.

• IntroductionCh 1 Leopoldina, 1797-1826Ch 2 Mariana Grajales, 1808-1893Ch 3 Eliza Lynch, 1833-1886Ch 4 Clorinda Matto de Turner, 1852-1909Ch 5 Gabriela Mistral, 1889-1957Ch 6 Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954Ch 7 Eva Perón, 1919-1952Ch 8 Celia Cruz 1925-2003Ch 9 Rigoberta Menchú Tum, 1959-Ch 10 Dilma Rousseff, 1947-GlossaryIndex

James D. Henderson is distinguished professor emeritus of international studies at Coastal Carolina University. Prior to his scholarly career, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Columbia. His books include Modernization in Colombia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1886-1965.Linda R. Henderson is professor emerita at Coastal Carolina University. She has also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia.Suzanne M. Litrel is a historian of Brazil and the Portuguese Atlantic world. She has taught at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and Bay Shore High School in New York. For more information, see suzannelitrel.com.

Updated and thoroughly revised, this new edition promises to be an excellent teaching tool due to its breadth of coverage of all Latin America, its informed description of women’s roles in each era, and its accessible narrative. I assigned a previous edition in my survey courses for years, and inevitably students cited it as their favorite book. In a field remarkably bereft of readable textbooks, this book is a rare gem—a volume guaranteed to engage the attention and enthusiasm of undergraduates.

• IntroductionCh 1 Leopoldina, 1797-1826Ch 2 Mariana Grajales, 1808-1893Ch 3 Eliza Lynch, 1833-1886Ch 4 Clorinda Matto de Turner, 1852-1909Ch 5 Gabriela Mistral, 1889-1957Ch 6 Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954Ch 7 Eva Perón, 1919-1952Ch 8 Celia Cruz 1925-2003Ch 9 Rigoberta Menchú Tum, 1959-Ch 10 Dilma Rousseff, 1947-GlossaryIndex

James D. Henderson is distinguished professor emeritus of international studies at Coastal Carolina University. Prior to his scholarly career, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Columbia. His books include Modernization in Colombia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1886-1965.Linda R. Henderson is professor emerita at Coastal Carolina University. She has also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia.Suzanne M. Litrel is a historian of Brazil and the Portuguese Atlantic world. She has taught at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and Bay Shore High School in New York. For more information, see suzannelitrel.com.

Updated and thoroughly revised, this new edition promises to be an excellent teaching tool due to its breadth of coverage of all Latin America, its informed description of women’s roles in each era, and its accessible narrative. I assigned a previous edition in my survey courses for years, and inevitably students cited it as their favorite book. In a field remarkably bereft of readable textbooks, this book is a rare gem—a volume guaranteed to engage the attention and enthusiasm of undergraduates.

• IntroductionCh 1 Leopoldina, 1797-1826Ch 2 Mariana Grajales, 1808-1893Ch 3 Eliza Lynch, 1833-1886Ch 4 Clorinda Matto de Turner, 1852-1909Ch 5 Gabriela Mistral, 1889-1957Ch 6 Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954Ch 7 Eva Perón, 1919-1952Ch 8 Celia Cruz 1925-2003Ch 9 Rigoberta Menchú Tum, 1959-Ch 10 Dilma Rousseff, 1947-GlossaryIndex