Arte Público Press

Absolute equality; an early feminist perspective = Influencias de las ideas modernas.

Despite being a significant figure in the feminist and anarchist movements at the turn of the 20th century, Luisa Capetillo is little known outside her native Puerto Rico. This volume assembles many of Capetillo's plays, fiction, letters, poems, and journal entries from the period between 1912 and 1916, most of which are available for the first time in English. The selection includes the three-act play, "Influences of Modern Ideas", which shows the author's concerns for workers' rights, public education for all people, and the struggle for justice. An introduction by editor Lara Walker provides an overview of Capetillo's life and work, and places her writings and beliefs into their social and historical context. The volume also includes a facsimile of the original Spanish-language edition of 1916. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic literary heritage; v.7.

The series began in 1990, and the 11 essays in this volume are from the October 2006 Encuentros Y Reencuentros: Making Common Ground conference held in St. Louis, Missouri in collaboration with the Western Historical Association — the first time it has partnered with historians rather than other scholars of literature. They cover history, culture, and ideology; women's voices on gender, politics, and culture; literature and history in Amparo Ruiz de Burton; and language, representation, and translation. They are not indexed. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)