Download or read book Women of Maize written by Guiomar Rovira and published by Latin America Bureau (Lab). This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Mexican state of Chiapas women still marry at 13, and are often sold for a few bottles of liquor or a cow. In this volume the women of Chiapas tell of their hopes and their struggles, and their fight for a more democratic and humane way of life.