A Nation of Women
An Early Feminist Speaks Out
Published on 24. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-14-313607-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested for wearing men's trousers in public. This act of rebellion was the result of a lifelong devotion to socialist and feminist thought. And this zeal runs throughout her brilliant essays: in the challenges to big business, in her strident campaigning for the legalization of divorce, in the championing of 'free love'. At once a sharp critique and a celebration of world politics, A Nation of Women embraces humanism and envisions a world in which economic and social structures can be broken down, allowing both the worker and the woman to be free.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
156 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-313607-1 (9780143136071)
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09/2021
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Persons
Luisa Capetillo (Author)
Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) is one of Puerto Rico's most famous feminist and socialist activists. She was a labour organizer and in her writing campaigned for the equal rights of women, for free love, and for human emancipation.
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez (External Editor)
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez is a professor, author, and world-renowned historian of Puerto Rico. He is currently the Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the world.
Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) is one of Puerto Rico's most famous feminist and socialist activists. She was a labour organizer and in her writing campaigned for the equal rights of women, for free love, and for human emancipation.
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez (External Editor)
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez is a professor, author, and world-renowned historian of Puerto Rico. He is currently the Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the world.
Content
Introduction: "Mi patria es la libertad": Context and Introduction to Puerto Rico's First Feminist Treatise by Felix V. Matos Rodriguez
A NATION OF WOMEN
Preface
Woman in the Home, in the Family,and in Government
An Important Issue for Mothers
Man and Woman
Free Love: by Magdalena Vernet
Varieties: Feminism (from L'Avenir Medical of Paris)
Important!
On Honesty
What Men Do
Natural Forces
To My Daughter Manuela Ledesma Capetillo
Reflections
Your Black Scarf: To Maria Luisa Rodriguez
Special Excerpts
Women During Primitive Times
To Jacinto Texidor: Memories
Elisa Tavarez de Storer
To M. Martinez Rossello, Arecibo
To Tomas Carrion
My Profession of Faith: To Manuel Ugarte,Paris
Impressions of a Trip, July 1909: Rememberingthe Federacion Libre (Free Federation)
Thinking of You: For M.L., Arecibo
Selected Bibliography
A NATION OF WOMEN
Preface
Woman in the Home, in the Family,and in Government
An Important Issue for Mothers
Man and Woman
Free Love: by Magdalena Vernet
Varieties: Feminism (from L'Avenir Medical of Paris)
Important!
On Honesty
What Men Do
Natural Forces
To My Daughter Manuela Ledesma Capetillo
Reflections
Your Black Scarf: To Maria Luisa Rodriguez
Special Excerpts
Women During Primitive Times
To Jacinto Texidor: Memories
Elisa Tavarez de Storer
To M. Martinez Rossello, Arecibo
To Tomas Carrion
My Profession of Faith: To Manuel Ugarte,Paris
Impressions of a Trip, July 1909: Rememberingthe Federacion Libre (Free Federation)
Thinking of You: For M.L., Arecibo
Selected Bibliography