
Table of Contents

Preface - Alzira Silva

Acknowled-gments and Introduction - Rosa Simas

About the Power of Women - Berta Cabral

About the Present Situation of Women in the Azores - Natividade Luz

Struggle for Women's Rights in the Azores - Susana Soares

Patterns and Changes in the Azorean Family - Gilberta Rocha

Motherhood and Women in Society - Fátima Sequeira Dias

"In my time things were different" - Andreia Rocha & Sónia Vieira

About Emigrating and Immigrating - Manuela Simões & Patrick Mendes

Portuguese Women in the Labor Movement of New England - Donna Miranda

Women in the Societies of California - Deolinda Adão

Being a Young Portuguese-Canadian Woman - Carolina Cabral

A Young Portuguese-American Woman in the Age of Globalization - Márcia Dinis

The Geography of My Cultural Identity - Carol Gregory

Women in the Art of Making an Archipelago - Rui Sousa Martins

Hidden Religious Pilgrims - Sandra Silva

A Feminine Perspective on “The Holy Spirit Celebrations” - Antonieta Costa

Festa Queens in California - Mari Lyn Salvador

From the Azores to Montreal: Experience of a Journalist - Humberta Araújo

I Am But a Woman: A Three-Part Drama - Gabriela Silva

Determined and Clawed Marias: From Toronto, in May - Aida Batista

My Darling Dead Ones - Victor Pereira da Rosa & Isabel Patim

Hip-Hop Neta - Felicia Angeja

The Vision of an Artist in the Azores - Maria Cavaco

A Portrait of My Mother… Things Left Unsaid… - Maxine Olson

Two Landscapes: The Vision of a Portuguese-American Artist - Marlene Angeja

Education and Cultural Identity in a Feminine Register - Graça Castanho

Women, Education and a Mother’s Association of the Azores - Maria Manuela Aguilar

Sowing “Seeds of Change” in an Azorean Fishing Village - Cãndida Correia

Professional Training for Women in an Azorean Village Setting - Alzira & Conceição Neves

Studying (in) the Azores: The Experiences of a “Portuga” - Verónica Gil

Gender and Identity Formation Teenagers of Portuguese Descent - Teresa Medeiros

The Importance of Women in the Teaching of Portuguese in the USA - Emília Mendonça

Grandmothers and the Mother Tongue of the Portuguese Diaspora - Manuela Marujo

Journals on a Dairy Farm: Language and the Immigrant Woman - Helena Simas

Feminization of Higher Education in a Rural California Community - Elmano Costa

The Trajectory of Special Education - Leonor Anahory

From Special Education to the Inclusive School - Madalena Batista & Isabel Oliveira

Inclusive Methodologies in Special Education in the Azores - Maria Manuela Nunes

Special Education in the Azores: A Mother’s Testimonial - Dulce Ponte

Women Volunteers, Special Education in Toronto - Ilda Januário

Issues and Trends in the Education of the Deaf in the USA - Elizabeth Egen

My Son Ronnie: A Challenge and a Blessing - Theresa LaBonte

Azorean Women and Knowledge of the Law - Álvaro Borralho

Physical Psychological Violence Against Women: The Legal Context - Helena Bolieiro

Physical Psychological Violence Against Women: The Social Context - Nélia Amaral

The Movement to Combat Domestic Violence in the Azores - Clarisse Canha

Using Psychotherapy to Combat Domestic Violence - Maria Manuela Ferreira

Women and the Law: Between Portugal and the United States - Laura Basaloco-Lapo

The Social Impact of Deportation Legislation - Miguel Brilhante

The Women of WISH: A Story of Determination and Courage - Nancy Lee Wood

The Integration of the Female Deportee in Azorean Society - Augusto Resendes

A Look at Community Service and Volunteer Work in the Azores - Luísa César

Identity Formation and Risk Factors for Azorean Women’s Health - Aires Gameiro

Women, Nutrition and Health - Rita Carvalho

Women and Health Today - Fernanda Mendes

Women in Nursing in the Azores - Leonor Melo & Hélder Pereira

Maria of Sorrows and Pains: A Portuguese-American Nurse - Doris Pereira

Interpreting Languages and Pains in a Feminine Register - Natalie Konarski

Luso-Canadian Women and Health Issues: A Doctor’s Perspective - Tomás Ferreira

POSSO: A Can-do California Community Center - Vicky Machado

The Hudson Community Open-Door Medical Program - Betty Medeiros