Its time to get ready for grad school and that means getting on top of my reading.  Earlier this week I started to read Race, Gender & Work by Teresa Amott and Julie Matthaei. I was actually assigned to read this book before I started my MA program in women’s history but I never did.  Well, I am very glad I recently started to peruse it.  I am only about 100 pages in but so far I have read about Native American women and Chicana women.  It certainly helps me with my conceptualization of race, gender, work and the idea of “place.” I really want to learn more about the history of Mexico and Mexican colonization prior to the US - Mexico war.  I have a book on my shelf about that. Need to do some digging around for books about that.  I have also ordered some books by some of the professors whom I will be studying with next year. I am very enthused to say the least.

Also in preparation for next year, I need to investigate my memberships for the

American Historical Assocation

Organization of American Historians

I joined them last December but never really figure out how to login.  One of them sends my information to my parents house. Must correct address forward soon.