The Emiliano Zapata, 1901-1919 online database is a specialized resource that focuses on the life and legacy of the prominent Mexican revolutionary leader, Emiliano Zapata. This collection offers access to a wealth of primary source materials, including letters, speeches, photographs, and newspaper articles that document Zapata's role in the Mexican Revolution and his advocacy for agrarian reform. Users can explore detailed accounts of his campaigns, the socio-political context of early 20th-century Mexico, and the impact of his ideals on contemporary social movements. The database provides full-text searchable documents that allow researchers to delve into specific events and themes related to Zapata's fight for land rights and justice for rural communities. Additionally, contextual essays and bibliographic references enhance the understanding of Zapata's significance in Mexican history. This resource serves as an invaluable tool for historians, students, and anyone interested in the revolutionary period in Mexico and its enduring influence on social justice movements.
This collection, compiled from Cuban sources, spans the period from Cuban independence to the end of the Batista regime. The collection sheds light on Cuban feminism, women in politics, literature by Cuban women and the legal status of Cuban women. Access provided to more than 16,000 images from the personal collection Dr. K. Lynn Stoner and date from 1898 to 1958. Drawing on primary source texts such as personal letters, journal essays, radio broadcasts, and memoirs from women's congresses, this collection provides a documentary explanation of how a small group of women and men helped to shape broad legal reforms, by describing their campaigns, the version of feminism they adopted with all its contradictions, and contrasts it to the model of American feminism.
Originally microfilmed as "Records of the Department of State relating to Political Relations between Latin America and the Caribbean States," this collection covers a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues between Central American and South American countries, and includes materials such as cables, memoranda, correspondence, reports and analyzes, and treaties. Documents span the following topics: Fascism and Falangism, Worldwide Depression, The Chaco War, Mexican Oil and Nationalization, Central America and the American Businessman, The Good Neighbor Policy, and State Department Central Files. Access more than 105,000 images from the U.S. National Archives.