Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History

"Since the early 1700s, women of Spanish/Mexican origin or descent have played a central, if often unacknowledged, role in Texas History. Tejanas have been community builders, political and religious leaders, founders of organizations, committed trade unionists, innovative educators, businesswomen.. and artists.... This book is at once a general history and a celebration of Tejanas' contributions to Texas over three centuries.."