The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called Borinquen before the arri
Monumento a la Mujer Monument to Women
Letter written by Isabel Gonzalez to Federico Degetau in April 1904
Cover of The San Juan News announcing the decision on Gonzales v. Williams in which Puerto Ricans were not declared to be alien immigrants when traveling to the United States. The case was argued in court by Isabel González, a Puerto Rican woman.
Building where Victoria Hernández had her business. The Casa Amadeo, antigua Casa Hernandez was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 2001 (reference#01000244)
Lolita Lebrón
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Lolita Lebrón was a Puerto Rican nationalist who was convicted of aggravated assault and other crimes after carrying out an armed attack on the United States Capitol in 1954, which resulted in the wou
Lebrón in 1954
Lebrón being led by police officers following her arrest
Cuban "Order of Playa Girón"
Plaque honoring the women of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party