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Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) was a pioneer in the struggle for women's and workers' rights. A feminist and an anarchist, she earned her living as a labor leader and journalist. She wrote brilliant theoretical essays and published four books, including several plays. Ahead of her time, she espoused vegetarianism, a daily regime of Swedish calisthenics, and was the first woman in the Caribbean to wear pants in public. Her life can be read as a dramatic novel, every day an intense ode to personal and political liberation. This biography, the only in-depth historical account of her life and work, rescued her from oblivion and made her a popular icon throughout Latin America. This edition, the first available in English, brings Capetillo's inspiring story to a broader audience.

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• Full title: Luisa Capetillo, Pioneer Puerto Rican Feminist
• Author: Norma Valle-Ferrer, Gloria Waldmann-Schwartz
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92
• EAN: 9780820442853
• ISBN: 0820442852
• ID: 11541270
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
• Weight: 162 g
• Dimensions: 154 × 229 × 7 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. June 2006

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