contributions within the Latino community. One of the many women is Luisa Capetillo. Here we explore her life and the contributions she has made with her writings, activism, and so forth and what impact she has made in her society. Context or background The late 1800s was an interesting time in Puerto Rico. In 1873 slavery had been abolished in Puerto Rico, however, it was not a time for
The film “Camila” was produced in 1984 and directed by Maria Luisa Bemberg (1922-1955). Based on the true story of Camila O’Gorman, an Argentine woman who falls in love with a priest in 1840’s Buenos Aires, this story dealt with the terrifying reign of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Camila is from an influential family and is betrothed to a Rosas loyalist. She is passionate and daring, just like her grandmother, and reads books that have been censored by the ruthless Rosas. When she falls in love with Father
There are few people in this world that will go out of their way for other people, but these three women did just that. These women influenced people to look at their way of life differently. The brave women stood up for what they believed in no matter the opinion of those surrounding them. They were determined to save people some from sickness, slavery, and unfair treatment. Each of these ladies dedicated their lives to something different, but their effects were the same: empowering, educating
the solvency of the Social Security system. These new immigrants brought new traditions, a foreign language to the United States, but also ideological diversity. People like Jose Marti fought for Cuban independence from U.S. shores, Luisa Capetillo and later Luisa Moreno fought for labor and women’s rights, and organizations like the League of United States Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and El Congreso de Pueblos de Habla Española (the Spanish-Speaking People’s Congress) organized Spanish-speaking
A dress codes is a set of rules about what clothing may and may not be worn at a school, office, restaurant and etc. (Merriam Webster Dictionary, 2018). Dress codes are made for students to have a guideline of what types of clothing they can wear. It is created to protect students from fears, intimidation, and violence. It also helps students have a good environment of learning. Gender plays an important role in dress codes but division of the clothes of women from the clothes of men started in