Conferencia De La Educaci N Chicana

Vols. for 1975- include publications cataloged by the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library with additional entries from the Library of Congress MARC tapes.

All areas of the United States have been surveyed to insure balanced national coverage in this work on Hispanic Americans. The work covers individuals from a broad range of professions and occupations, including those involved in medicine, social issues, labour, sports, entertainment, religion, business, law, journalism, science and technology, education, politics and literature. Listees have been selected on the basis of achievement in their fields and/or for considerable civic responsibility.

This booklet presents the lives of 17 Mexican American women and institutions that have made significant contributions to Mexican society from past to present day culture. The biographies cover the following women and institutions: Eulalia Arrila de Perez, Dona Maria del Carmen Calvillo, Jovita Idar, Maria Hernandez, Alicia Dickerson Montemayor, Luisa Moreno, Concha Ortiz y Pino de Kleven, Mutual Aid Societies, "Rosita the Riveter," Women on the Mexico/United States Frontier, Romana Acosta Banuelos, Dolores Huerta, Mercedes Lopez, Martha Cotera, Maria Varela, Vilma Martinez, and Judith Baca. A 13-item list of related resources concludes the text. (JAG)