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Spanish Women and the Colonial Wars of the 1890s /

In the late 1890s, a journalist wrote, "Spanish women would rather weep at a husband's or a son's gravesite than blush for lack of patriotic fervor." Yet, at a time when women were expected to sacrifice their sons and husbands willingly for the sake of the nation, women organized...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, D. J. (Dolores J.), 1936-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Spanish Women and War, 1808-1898; Women and Violent Political Actions; The 1896 Women's Demonstrations against Conscription; Institutions That Shaped Women's Lives; Women's Voices; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Works Cited; Index.