Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.
I. Potential Saints -- 1. Redeemer of America / Rosa de Lima -- 2. La China Poblana / Catarina de San Juan -- 3. The Mystic Nun / Madre Maria de San Jose -- II. Not Quite Sinners -- 4. The Tenth Muse / Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz -- 5. The Happy Saint / Ursula Suarez -- 6. The Lieutenant Nun / Catalina de Erauso -- Appendixes: Selections of Life Writings in translation -- App. A. Rosa de Lima: Selections from Testimony for the Canonization Process -- App. B. Catarina de San Juan: Selections from Jose Castillo de Graxeda, Compendio de la vida -- App. C. Maria de San Jose: Selections from Vida, vol. 1 -- App. D. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: Selections from La Respuesta a Sor Filotea -- App. E. Ursula Suarez: Selections from Relacion autobiografica -- App. F. Catalina de Erauso: Selections from Vida i sucesos