Historia de una Maestra

We are reading a book called "Historia de una Maestra" in my Spanish 250 class. The novel is essentially the life story of a teacher who lived during the reign of Francisco Franco. In the opening chapters of the text, Gabriela (the teacher) describes an isolated town in which she taught. The town reminded me of the Puritan communities that we have been studying in AmCon. This little "pueblo" is completely isolated (in this case by mountains), is run and organized by a few stern men, and is not supportive of the education of women. We discussed in class that Gabriela tries to change how the town looks upon education and tries to teach the children in new and innovative ways. Perhaps she can be paralleled to Anne Hutchinson, although she is not quite as smart and confident. I am looking forward to reading more!