A woman's place: women writing New Mexico

Introduction : homesickness

In pursuit of a home : Mabel Dodge Luhan, Mary Austin, and the appeal of tradition

Clinging to tradition : Cleofas Jaramillo and the transformed home

Making homes in a changing land : Fabiola Cabeza de Baca and the double-edged present

Leaving home : Kay Bennett and the limits of tradition

No woman ever built a house : Pablita Velarde and the unraveling of traditional womanhood.