500 Years of Chicana Women's History / 500 Años de la Mujer ChicanaNamed the 2009 AAUP Best of the Best Outstanding Book Distinction The history of Mexican Americans spans more than five centuries and varies from region to region across the United States. Yet most of our history books devote at most a chapter to Chicano history, with even less attention to the story of Chicanas. 500 Years of Chicana Womens History offers a powerful antidote to this omission with a vivid, pictorial account of struggle and survival,