{"product_id":"a-nation-of-women-isbn-9780143136071","title":"A Nation of Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking feminist and socialist writings of Puerto Rican author and activist Luisa Capetillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1915, Puerto Rican activist Luisa Capetillo was arrested and acquitted for being the first woman to wear men'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 women'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 \u003ci\u003eA Nation of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, Capetillo's socialist and feminist activism is given the spotlight it deserves with its inclusion of the first English translation of Capetillo's landmark \u003ci\u003eMi opinión sobre las libertades, derechos y deberes de la mujer\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally published in Spanish in 1911, \u003ci\u003eMi opinión\u003c\/i\u003e 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 workers' 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 \"free love\" 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, \u003ci\u003eA Nation of Women\u003c\/i\u003e 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.Introduction: “Mi patria es la libertad”: Context and Introduction to Puerto Rico’s First Feminist Treatise by Félix V. Matos Rodríguez \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA NATION OF WOMEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eWoman in the Home, in the Family,and in Government\u003cbr\u003eAn Important Issue for Mothers \u003cbr\u003eMan and Woman \u003cbr\u003eFree Love: by Magdalena Vernet \u003cbr\u003eVarieties: Feminism (from L’Avenir Médical of Paris) \u003cbr\u003eImportant! \u003cbr\u003eOn Honesty \u003cbr\u003eWhat Men Do \u003cbr\u003eNatural Forces \u003cbr\u003eTo My Daughter Manuela Ledesma Capetillo \u003cbr\u003eReflections \u003cbr\u003eYour Black Scarf: To María Luisa Rodríguez \u003cbr\u003eSpecial Excerpts \u003cbr\u003eWomen During Primitive Times \u003cbr\u003eTo Jacinto Texidor: Memories \u003cbr\u003eElisa Tavarez de Storer\u003cbr\u003eTo M. Martínez Rossello, Arecibo \u003cbr\u003eTo Tomás Carrión\u003cbr\u003eMy Profession of Faith: To Manuel Ugarte,Paris \u003cbr\u003eImpressions of a Trip, July 1909: Rememberingthe Federación Libre (Free Federation)\u003cbr\u003eThinking of You: For M.L., Arecibo\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cb\u003eLuisa Capetillo\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico in 1879 to working class parents. She worked in cigar factories as a reader, where she first became active in labor organizing. A committed activist, Capetillo traveled throughout Puerto Rico, the United States, and Cuba to contribute to the international labor movement. She wrote extensively both for the Spanish press, notably in \u003ci\u003eLa Mujer\u003c\/i\u003e, a short-lived feminist working-class magazine that she founded. She is the author of many works relating to her ideas, among them \u003ci\u003eLa humanidad del futuro\u003c\/i\u003e (1910), \u003ci\u003eVerdad y justicia: Cuento de Navidad para niños\u003c\/i\u003e (1910) and \u003ci\u003eInfluencias de las ideas modernas\u003c\/i\u003e (1916).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFélix V. Matos Rodríguez\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY). With his appointment, Matos Rodríguez made history by becoming the first educator of color, and the first Latino, selected as CUNY's Chancellor.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304038879461,"sku":"NP9780143136071","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143136071.jpg?v=1767720668","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-nation-of-women-isbn-9780143136071","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}