Luisa Capetillo
Dublin Core
Title
Luisa Capetillo
Subject
Lectores/Lectoras
Puerto Rican Women
Puerto Rican Women
Description
This black-and-white portrait photo shows Luisa Capetillo, a famous Puerto Rican labor activist and writer, sitting down at a desk. Born in 1879 in Arecibo, she lived through big political and economic changes in Puerto Rico.
Capetillo fought for workers’ rights and women’s education. She worked in tobacco factories as a “lectora,” reading to workers while they rolled cigars, which helped them learn and stay informed. She led strikes, wrote essays and plays, and spoke up for social justice.
Capetillo was also known for her progressive views at the time, including wearing pants in public, which even got her arrested. She kept fighting for social change until she passed away in 1922, becoming a key figure in Puerto Rican history.
Creator
Unknown
Source
A Nation Of Women: An Early Feminist Speaks Out; Mi opinion sobre las libertades, derechos, y deberes de la mujer By Luisa Capetillo ISBN-13:978-1-55885-427-4
Date
Original Date: circa 1919
Digital Date: 2017-03-01
Rights
Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal: No Copyright
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Format
JPEG
Language
EN/ES
Type
Still Image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Luisa Capetillo,” Mission US: Isla Preciosa, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/isla-preciosa/items/show/21.