Download or read book Power and Gender in Renaissance Spain written by Helen Nader and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays which provide portraits of eight of the Mendoza family's female members. It explores the lives of powerful women whose lineage gave them status within a patriarchal society designed to keep women from public life.