This weeks readings focused on the process of modernity in latin america throughout the late 19th century. A huge factor in the modernity of latin america was its important role in global trade. One huge issue with latin americas participation in this export boom was that, as dawson reflects in the text, “Latin americans lacked the resources  needed to build railroads, but needed them to unleash the region’s economic potential.” (Dawson,114) Interestigly Dawson points out that although some view this particpation in the export boom as “a sad tale of economic dependency” (Dawson, 114) it can also be viewed in many other ways depending on the lens. One part of this chapter that really stuck out to me was the rising of feminist views that came about as a result of more literate women and also their involment in the workforce. Then treatment of women in the workforce was absoloutly awful as they were forced to adhere to ridiclous and different of standards to their male counterparts (completly unrelated to the work taking place) including but not restricted to using “virginity tests to ensure the virtue of their workers.” (Dawson, 120). This chapter explored a lot of different components to the arrival of modernity in latin america and tried to expose a few of the awful residule effects of colinalism like latin american countries trying to “whiten their country, through.. [European] migration…” (Dawson, 122).