Towards the end of the book, Gordon asserts her feminist utopianism deduced from her statement that the tragedy of the orphan affair was a missed opportunity for the women of Clifton-Morenci to show their solidarity for the common well-being of children. He says that the common interest of Anglo-Saxon and Mexican mothers in caring for the city's orphans should have yielded to a formidable interest in the protection and well-being of children. In this regard, the only weakness that can be associated with her work is that she incorrectly assumes the irrelevance of white, middle-class feminism to the experiences of women of color. Paradoxically it is the same concept that his laborious work authoritatively disapproves. Despite this apparent setback, the creativity and strength of his work largely overshadows this weakness in the eyes of readers. He has masterfully assembled historical accounts of history in remarkable detail showing an acute sensitivity to the complexities of human relationships dictated by prejudice, bias, power and the passing of