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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: Women in native societies and cultures of colonial Mexico Abstract: The dissertation is a social and cultural history of women in native communities of colonial Mexico, from the time of the Spanish conquest to approximately 1750. Using native- and Spanish-language sources, the dissertation identifies cross-cultural patterns in women's roles and status, focusing primarily on three major native groups of central and southern Mexico: the Nahua, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Mixe. The study examines cultural attitudes which shaped the expectations and dynamics between men and women and among households and communities. Five substantive chapters address the following interrelated themes: household and community relations; the construction of gender; women's work and duties; marriage; and sexuality. The work reveals overlapping gender systems and ideals that contribute to the complex and, at times, contradictory nature of native women's status. The dissertation also considers and evaluates changes and adaptations caused by contact with Spanish culture and society. |
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