This volume comprises a scholarly collection of essays of an international and interdisciplinary nature, encompassing literary, sociological, historical, and structural approaches to works by women. In addition, women writers seldom studied in the United States are introduced in a unique multicultural approach that will contribute to feminist theories and creative work by women.

Contributions by: : J. Eduardo Jaramillo-Zuluaga, Laura GutiErrez Spencer, Kay E. Raymond, Cherie Meacham, Elena S*nchez-Mora, Carolyn J. Harris, Mary C. Harges, Giulia Colaizzi