Ellen Riojas Clark is professor emerita at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research examines ethnic and cultural identity and cultural studies topics. She received three National Endowment for the Humanities grants and was cultural director for Maya and Miguel, a PBS program. She is executive producer for the Latino Artist Speaks: Exploring Who I Am series, and her many publications include Multicultural Literature for Latino Children: Their Words, their Worlds; Don Moisés Espino del Castillo y sus Calaveras; and a forthcoming book, Pan Dulce: A compendium of Mexican Pastries.
Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico (Maverick Books, 2020)
Much ink has been spilled over the men of the Mexican Revolution, but far less has been written about its women. Kathy Sosa, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Jennifer Speed set out to right this wrong in Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico, which celebrates the women of early Texas and Mexico who refused to walk a traditional path. The anthology embraces an expansive definition of the word revolutionary by looking at female role models and subversives from the last century and who stood up for their visions and ideals and continue to stand for them today. Eighteen portraits provide readers with ...
Three voices in a delicious conversation in English and Spanish, Liliana Valenzuela interviews scholars and writers Norma Cantú and Ellen Rioja about a fundamental book: Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico. This conversation and book are a must.
A tres voces y en una deliciosa mezcla entre inglés y español Liliana Valenzuela entrevista a las académicas y escritoras Norma Cantú y Ellen Rioja para hablar de un libro fundamental: Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico. No se pueden perder el podcast y leer este libro