Diverse and often divergent, the voices in this oral history of four generations of New Mexican-Hispanic women challenge myths and stereotypes. Twenty-one women recall life experiences spanning a period from the time New Mexico was a Spanish-speaking territory to the present. Central to the women's lives are the shift from a rural to an urban environment, the struggle to preserve culture and traditions, changes in family relations, efforts to cope with discrimination, the striving for education, jobs, and careers, service to family and community, and dedication to social change.