Ruthe Winegarten

This groundbreaking book is at once a general history and a celebration of Tejanas' contributions to Texas over three centuries.

The first complete record of the women who served in the Texas Legislature in the twentieth century.

The first comprehensive history of black Texas women, a previously neglected group whose 150 years of continued struggle and some successes against the oppression of racism and sexism deserve to be better known and understood.

The original source materials that Ruthe Winegarten uncovered during her extensive research on black women in Texas.