Luisa Capetillo (1879–1922)
Autor von A Nation of Women
Werke von Luisa Capetillo
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Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women (2023) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
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- Capetillo, Luisa
- Geburtstag
- 1879-10-28
- Todestag
- 1922-04-10
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Puerto Rico
- Geburtsort
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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This edition makes a collection of her works available in English translation for the first time, and I can see this being very useful in the college classroom. I do think it's likely to be mostly of historical interest, though. While Capetillo has some interesting things to say about mutual aid and the intrinsic connections between women's rights and workers' rights, a lot in here has either dated badly (homophobia; gender essentialism; belief that masturbation causes physical and mental illness) or is just kind of off the wall (Capetillo believed in reincarnation and Spiritualism and there's mention of "beneficial fluids" being sent from the afterlife; also some "social hygiene" messaging which in light of later 20th century history is uneasy reading.)… (mehr)