The Penguin Book of Latina Writings, 9780143136927
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Hidden voices of Latinas emerge, reclaiming their place in American history.
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The Penguin Book of Latina Writings

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    6 April 2026

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Summary

A collection of essential writings by Latinas from the 1900s to 1960 that documents the undeniable presence of the Latina community in the United States and stands as a testament to the dismissal and erasure of their intellectual and feminist contributions to the nation.

The first book of its kind, The Penguin Book of Latina Writings shines a light on a robust community of U.S.-based Latina voices that have been historically overlooked and underrepresented in literature, and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143136927
ISBN-10:0143136925
Author:Gabriela Baeza Ventura, Carolina Villarroel
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:6 April 2026
Weight:500g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 35mm
About The Author

Gabriela Baeza Ventura

Carolina A. Villarroel (editor) is the Brown Foundation Director of Research at Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage, a national program whose goal is to identify, preserve, study, and make accessible the written production of Latines in the United States from the colonial period until 1960. She is a cofounder and codirector of the U.S. Latino Digital Humanities Center at the University of Houston.

Gabriela Baeza Ventura (editor) is an associate professor of Spanish with a specialization in U.S. Latine literature in the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston. She is the executive editor of Arte Poblico Press and a cofounder and codirector of the U.S. Latino Digital Humanities Center.

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