Jayne Howell is professor of anthropology at California State University Long Beach.
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Chapter 1Para Defenderme: Empowering Oaxacan Women Through Education and Teaching Chapter 2Maestras' Childhoods: Learning Through Informal and Formal Education Chapter 3Becoming a Teacher: Different Paths in Different Eras Chapter 4Rhythms of Rural Teaching: Of Labor and Sacrifice Chapter 5When the Political Is Personal: Women's Participation in Local 22 Chapter 6Reaping the Rewards of Teaching: Marriage, Motherhood, and Other Life Decisions Chapter 7Fending for Oneself and One's Community: Planting Seeds of Change
This long-overdue ethnography on female teachers in Oaxaca provides fascinating insight into one of the largest yet overlooked sectors of the region's labor force. Based on over thirty years of research in the region, Howell's work expertly captures the challenges, struggles, and opportunities presented to rural women who, for decades, have pursued one of the few professional paths available to them. -- Ronda Brulotte, University of New Mexico