Böcker av Donna J. Guy

Brings together a diverse set of essays exploring topics ranging from public health and child welfare to criminality and industrialisation. What these essays have in common is their gendered connection to work, family, and the rise of increasingly interventionist nation-states in Latin America, and particularly in Argentina.

The history of Latin American women has received increased attention from scholars over the years. The history of gender relations in the region has barely begun, however, and one could say the same of the historical study of prostitution and sexuality. This book is an imaginative contribution to the literature on these topics.

In collecting hundreds of letters to Juan and Eva by everyday people as well as from correspondence solicited by Juan Peron, this book promotes a view that charismatic bonds in Argentina have been formed as much by Argentines as by their leaders, demonstrating how letter writing at that time instilled a sense of nationalism and unity, particularly during the first Five Year Plan campaign.

An historical account of the significant roles of feminists and female philanthropists in the emergence of the Argentine welfare state between 1880 and 1955.