Latinx Studies

This extensive biographical dictionary includes more than 250 entries profiling Hispanic men and women whose achievements have made a lasting impact on American society.

Records the contribution of women of Latin American birth or heritage to the economic and cultural development of the United States.

Profiles 1,500 historically significant achievements in a wide range of fields, including Arts and Entertainment, Politics, Science and Education.

Entries in this biographical volume focus on poets, playwrights, screenwriters, children's book authors, journalists, editors, publishers, and others who have worked to advance the role of Latinos in this field.

120 essays on great Latino novelists, poets, play-wrights and short-story writers of the Western Hemisphere. For each there is a comprehensive overview of the author's biography and literary career as well as ready-reference listings of their major works in all genres.