LEADER 04198nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910957984903321 005 20250704120957.0 010 $a9781611920147 010 $a1611920140 035 $a(CKB)2670000000185852 035 $a(OCoLC)794492110 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10555556 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000674601 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260201 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000674601 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10661182 035 $a(PQKB)11606679 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3115118 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3115118 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10555556 035 $a(OCoLC)922965740 035 $a(MiFhGG)9781611920147 035 $a(NyNyDIG)DIGARTEP0035 035 $a(BIP)41425807 035 $a(BIP)19587567 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000185852 100 $a20080408d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAbsolute equality $ean early feminist perspective = Influencias de las ideas modernas /$fby = por Luisa Capetillo ; introduction and English translation by = traduccion al ingles e introduccion de Lara Walker 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHouston, Tex. $cArte Publico Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 225 1 $aHispanic civil rights series 300 $aIncludes a facsimile of the original Spanish ed. 311 08$a9781558855229 311 08$a155885522X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ABSOLUTE EQUALITY -- Prologue -- Influences Of Modern Ideas. 330 $aIn Luisa Capetillo's three-act play written in 1907, "Influences of Modern Ideas," Angelina, the daughter of a rich Puerto Rican businessman and landowner, educates herself by reading the works of European writers, philosophers, and anarchists. After reading Tolstoy's The Slavery of Our Times, she is convinced that "the slavery of our times is the inflexible wage law." As the workers go on strike in her home town of Arecibo, Angelina tries to convince her father to give his property--home, factories, land--to the working class. And so the stage is set for Capetillo, a militant feminist, anarchist, and labor leader, to inform the public about her passions: the fight for workers' rights; the struggle for justice and equality, for women as well as workers; and the education of all classes and sexes. The themes in this social protest play appear throughout Capetillo's writings. This volume combines long and short plays, fiction, essays, propaganda, letters, poems, philosophical reflections, and journal entries in a never-before-available English translation by Lara Walker. Also included is a facsimile of the original Spanish-language text, Influencias de las ideas modernas, which was first published in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1916. Most of the pieces in this collection were written between 1912 and 1916 while Capetillo was living and working as a labor leader in Tampa and Ybor City, Florida; New York City; and Havana, Cuba. Editor Lara Walker's comprehensive introduction surveys Luisa Capetillo's life and work, placing her ideologies in the appropriate social and historical context. At once a sharp critique and a celebration of the gathering fervor of world politics, Capetillo's workexamines both her native Puerto Rico and the world outside, providing a sense of the workers' movement and the condition of women at the turn of the century. Capetillo 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 women to be free. 410 0$aHispanic civil rights series. 606 $aFeminism$zPuerto Rico 606 $aPuerto Rican literature 615 0$aFeminism 615 0$aPuerto Rican literature. 676 $a305.42097295 700 $aCapetillo$b Luisa$f1879-1922.$01815290 701 $aWalker$b Lara$0762053 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957984903321 996 $aAbsolute equality$94370047 997 $aUNINA