Description: " Telling to Live may be one of the most important books published in the last few decades. Latinas collectively have not had a book like this before that features so many different backgrounds and cultures. . . . The inclusion of all these mix-and-match identifications is what qualifies this book to be required reading in women's studies classes all across the globe. . . . Even if you are not of Latin descent, anyone who identifies with hardship and triumph in their own lives will connect with Telling to Live . Que vivan las Feministas Latinas!"-- Jocelyn Climent , Bust "Groundbreaking. . . . [It] should be required reading for all women's studies, American studies, and American history students. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries."-- Library Journal "[A] rare and important collection of autobiographical narratives, snapshots, short stories, poems, and dialogues."-- Amanda Davis , Aztln "Poignant. . . . Insofar as accomplishing their stated goal, to explore the complex intersections of race, class, gender, nationality, ethnicity, and sexuality with regard to coalition building, Telling to Live is a highly successfully undertaking. . . . [A] laudable enterprise with far-reaching implications for those of us hoping to one day embark upon similar paths paved by the trail-blazing accomplishments of these testimoniadoras ."-- Marie Sarita Gaytn , Latino Studies

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