David Carey, Jr. is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern Maine.

• Acknowledgements A Note on Mayan Orthography List of Illustrations Introduction: Mayan Women as History 1. Our Star and a Vision for Us: A Midwife's Tale of Social Change and Control, 1931-1966 2. And All the Men Could Do Was Work in the Fields: Feminine Perspectives on Guatemala's International Export Economy, 1875-1965 3. From Quotidian Tasks to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Mayan Women and Labor in Highland Guatemala, 1890-1965 4. What Is Indio, If the Nation Is Indigenous?: Ethnic Violence, Gender, and Nationalism in Guatemala, 1944 to 1967 5. Degrees of Education: Mayan Women and Public Schools, 1900-1965 Conclusion: (Re)Positioning Mayan Women in the Past Epilogue: Resurrecting Reconciliation Glossary Appendix: Description of Oral History Informants by Town or Aldea Notes Bibliography

David Carey, Jr. is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern Maine.

• Acknowledgements A Note on Mayan Orthography List of Illustrations Introduction: Mayan Women as History 1. Our Star and a Vision for Us: A Midwife's Tale of Social Change and Control, 1931-1966 2. And All the Men Could Do Was Work in the Fields: Feminine Perspectives on Guatemala's International Export Economy, 1875-1965 3. From Quotidian Tasks to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Mayan Women and Labor in Highland Guatemala, 1890-1965 4. What Is Indio, If the Nation Is Indigenous?: Ethnic Violence, Gender, and Nationalism in Guatemala, 1944 to 1967 5. Degrees of Education: Mayan Women and Public Schools, 1900-1965 Conclusion: (Re)Positioning Mayan Women in the Past Epilogue: Resurrecting Reconciliation Glossary Appendix: Description of Oral History Informants by Town or Aldea Notes Bibliography

David Carey, Jr. is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern Maine.

• Acknowledgements A Note on Mayan Orthography List of Illustrations Introduction: Mayan Women as History 1. Our Star and a Vision for Us: A Midwife's Tale of Social Change and Control, 1931-1966 2. And All the Men Could Do Was Work in the Fields: Feminine Perspectives on Guatemala's International Export Economy, 1875-1965 3. From Quotidian Tasks to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Mayan Women and Labor in Highland Guatemala, 1890-1965 4. What Is Indio, If the Nation Is Indigenous?: Ethnic Violence, Gender, and Nationalism in Guatemala, 1944 to 1967 5. Degrees of Education: Mayan Women and Public Schools, 1900-1965 Conclusion: (Re)Positioning Mayan Women in the Past Epilogue: Resurrecting Reconciliation Glossary Appendix: Description of Oral History Informants by Town or Aldea Notes Bibliography