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The struggles for independence in Latin America during the first half of the nineteenth century were accompanied by a wide-ranging debate about political rights, nationality and citizenship. In South American Independence, Catherine Davies, Claire Brewster and Hilary Owen investigate the neglected role of gender in that discussion. Examining women writers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia, the book traces the contradictions inherent in revolutionary movements that, while arguing for the rights of all, remained ambivalent, at best, about the place of women. Through studies of both published and unpublished writings, South American Independence reveals the complex role of women in shaping the vexed ideologies of independence. List of plates Acknowledgements Part I 1. South American Independence: War, Liberty, Gender, Text 2. Figuring the Feminine: The Writings of Simón Bolivar (1783-1830) 3. Troped Out of History: Gender Slippage and Woman in the Poetry of Andrés Bello 4. Competing Masculinities and Political Discourse: The Writings of Esteban Echeverria (1805-51) 5. Satirised Woman and Counter-Strategies Part II 6. Women, War and Spanish American Independence 7. Women, Letter-Writing and the Wars of Independence in Chile 8. Gender, Patriotism and Social Capital: Josefa Acevedo and Mercedes Martin 9. Gender and Revolution in Southern Brazil: Restitching the Farroupilha Revolt in the Works of Delfina Benigna da Cunha and Ana de Barandas 10. Juana Manso (1819-75): Women in History 11. Conclusions: South America, Gender, Politics, Text Bibliography Index List of plates Acknowledgements Part I 1. South American Independence: War, Liberty, Gender, Text 2. Figuring the Feminine: The Writings of Simón Bolivar (1783-1830) 3. Troped Out of History: Gender Slippage and Woman in the Poetry of Andrés Bello 4. Competing Masculinities and Political Discourse: The Writings of Esteban Echeverria (1805-51) 5. Satirised Woman and Counter-Strategies Part II 6. Women, War and Spanish American Independence 7. Women, Letter-Writing and the Wars of Independence in Chile 8. Gender, Patriotism and Social Capital: Josefa Acevedo and Mercedes Martin 9. Gender and Revolution in Southern Brazil: Restitching the Farroupilha Revolt in the Works of Delfina Benigna da Cunha and Ana de Barandas 10. Juana Manso (1819-75): Women in History 11. Conclusions: South America, Gender, Politics, Text Bibliography Index