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The first Puerto Rican woman who is known to have become an Independentista and who struggled for Puerto Rico's independence from Spanish colonialism, was María de las Mercedes Barbudo. Joining forces with the Venezuelan government, under the leadership of Simon Bolivar, Barbudo organized an insurrection against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. [39]
In 1989 the governor of Puerto Rico named her the director of the Department of Puerto Rican Community Affairs in the United States. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] In this role, according to a 1992 The New York Times profile, "Velazquez solidified her reputation that night as a street-smart and politically savvy woman who understood the value of solidarity and ...
María de las Mercedes Barbudo (1773 – February 17, 1849) was a Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island, and a "Freedom Fighter". [2] [3] At the time, the Puerto Rican independence movement had ties with the Venezuelan rebels led by Simón Bolívar.
Roque founded the Puerto Rican Feminist League, the first feminist organization in Puerto Rico dedicated to the issues of women's rights. Ana Roqué de Duprey , also known as "Flor del Valle" (Flower of the Valley) for her work in botany, (April 18, 1853 – October 5, 1933, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) was an educator, scientist, suffragist , and one of the ...
The first Puerto Rican woman to become an Independentista, who struggled for Puerto Rico's independence from Spanish colonialism, was María de las Mercedes Barbudo. Joining forces with the Venezuelan government, under the leadership of Simon Bolivar , Barbudo organized an insurrection against the Spaniards in Puerto Rico. [ 7 ]
First woman in Puerto Rico and in all of Latin America to be elected to a government legislative body. [24] María de Pérez Almiroty, first woman elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico; Sila María Calderón, governor. First woman governor of Puerto Rico, elected in November 2000. She was the former mayor of San Juan. [25]
Felisa Rincón de Gautier [note 1] (née Rincón y Marrero), also known as Doña Fela, [1] (January 9, 1897 – September 16, 1994) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the mayor of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas. [2]
Tech4 Carmen Contreras Bozak, [a] (December 31, 1919 – January 30, 2017) was the first Puerto Rican woman [1] to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps (WAC) where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions. [2]