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)
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Puerto Ricans, commonly referred to using the endonym Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, or Puertorros, are an ethnic group based in the Caribbean archipelago and
History of women in Puerto Rico
…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…
Crowd gathering on a street in Puerto Rico in 1939, photographed by Robert Yarnall Richie
Two men sit by the side of a road with the ocean behind them in Puerto Rico.
José Campeche is the first known Puerto Rican visual artist.
"A Puerto Rican family lives here" sign on a wall in San Juan