Just Josefina

Just Josefina
The cover of Just Josefina.
Josefina's Central Series
Published	2002
Author	Valerie Tripp
Illustrator	Jean-Paul Tibbles Philip Hood (vignettes) Susan McAliley (vignettes)
ISBN	1584854782
Setting	Autumn, 1824
In relation to Josefina's Central Series	After the events of Meet Josefina

Just Josefina is part of the Short Stories collections, focusing on Josefina Montoya.

Characters

• Josefina Montoya
• Felipe Romero
• Dolores Romero
• Ana Montoya
• Francisca Montoya
• Clara Montoya
• Andres Montoya

Introduced

• Maria Herrera

Story Summary

Looking Back: Women's Rights in 1824

Discusses a woman's legal rights in New Mexico. Topics include:

• The many responsibilities that New Mexican women had in the early 1800s.
• How contrasted an American woman's rights were to a New Mexican woman's, which were deeply rooted in Spanish traditions.
• The legal rights and actions women would take, including the allowance to sue her husband.
• Dona Tules, a brave woman who ran her own gambling house and became an adviser to both Spanish and American soldiers.
• How trading with the American changed how New Mexican women dressed, and the eventual loss of their legal rights in 1848.

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