Books by Elizabeth Teresa Howe

Women's life writing in general has too often been ignored, dismissed, or relegated to a separate category in those few studies of the genre that include it.

Considering the presence and influence of educated women of letters in Spain and New Spain, this study looks at the life and work of early modern women who advocated by word or example for the education of women. The subjects include such familiar figures as Sor Juana and Santa Teresa de Jesus, and also some less well known women of their time.