A Nation of Women
Author: Capetillo, Luisa
ISBN: 9780143136071
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Feb 2022
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback / softback
The groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa CapetilloPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A Penguin Classic
Plt;bPgt;The groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa CapetilloPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A Penguin ClassicPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested and acquitted for being the first woman to wear menP#39;s trousers publicly. While this act of gender-nonconforming rebellion elevated her to feminist icon status in modern pop culture, it also overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the womenP#39;s movement and anarchist labor movements of the early twentieth century--both in her native Puerto Rico and in the migrant labor belt in the eastern United States. With the volume Plt;iPgt;A Nation of WomenPlt;/iPgt;, CapetilloP#39;s socialist and feminist activism is given the spotlight it deserves with its inclusion of the first English translation of CapetilloP#39;s landmark Plt;iPgt;Mi opiniP#243;n sobre las libertades, derechos y deberes de la mujerPlt;/iPgt;. Originally published in Spanish in 1911, Plt;iPgt;Mi opiniP#243;nPlt;/iPgt; is considered by many to be the first feminist treatise in Puerto Rico and one of the first in Latin America and the Caribbean. In concise prose, Capetillo advocates a workersP#39; revolution, forcefully demanding an end to the exploitation and subordination of workers and women. Her essays challenge big business in favor of socialism, call for legalizing divorce and the acceptance of Pquot;free lovePquot; in relationships, and cover topics such as sexuality, mental and physical health, hygiene, spirituality, and nutrition. At once a sharp critique and a celebration of the gathering fervor of world politics, Plt;iPgt;A Nation of WomenPlt;/iPgt; embraces the humanistic thinking of the early twentieth century and envisions a world in which economic and social structures can be broken down, allowing both the worker and the woman to be free.
ISBN: 9780143136071
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Feb 2022
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback / softback
The groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa CapetilloPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A Penguin Classic
Plt;bPgt;The groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa CapetilloPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A Penguin ClassicPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested and acquitted for being the first woman to wear menP#39;s trousers publicly. While this act of gender-nonconforming rebellion elevated her to feminist icon status in modern pop culture, it also overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the womenP#39;s movement and anarchist labor movements of the early twentieth century--both in her native Puerto Rico and in the migrant labor belt in the eastern United States. With the volume Plt;iPgt;A Nation of WomenPlt;/iPgt;, CapetilloP#39;s socialist and feminist activism is given the spotlight it deserves with its inclusion of the first English translation of CapetilloP#39;s landmark Plt;iPgt;Mi opiniP#243;n sobre las libertades, derechos y deberes de la mujerPlt;/iPgt;. Originally published in Spanish in 1911, Plt;iPgt;Mi opiniP#243;nPlt;/iPgt; is considered by many to be the first feminist treatise in Puerto Rico and one of the first in Latin America and the Caribbean. In concise prose, Capetillo advocates a workersP#39; revolution, forcefully demanding an end to the exploitation and subordination of workers and women. Her essays challenge big business in favor of socialism, call for legalizing divorce and the acceptance of Pquot;free lovePquot; in relationships, and cover topics such as sexuality, mental and physical health, hygiene, spirituality, and nutrition. At once a sharp critique and a celebration of the gathering fervor of world politics, Plt;iPgt;A Nation of WomenPlt;/iPgt; embraces the humanistic thinking of the early twentieth century and envisions a world in which economic and social structures can be broken down, allowing both the worker and the woman to be free.
