Machine generated contents note: 1. Iberian women in the old world and the new; 2. Before Columbus: women in indigenous America and Africa; 3. Conquest and colonization; 4. The arrival of Iberian women; 5. Women, marriage, and family; 6. Elite women; 7. The brides of Christ and other religious women; 8. Women and work; 9. Women and slavery; 10. Women and social deviance: crime, witchcraft, and rebellion; 11. Women and enlightenment reform; 12. Conclusion.
Summary:
"This second edition is a highly readable survey of women's experiences in Latin America from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.
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