María Bibiana Benítez Batista was a Puerto Rican writer who was Puerto Rico's first female poet and one of its first playwrights. She was the first of three renowned poets in her family, the others be
María Bibiana Benítez
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
María Bibiana Benítez
…Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States History of women in Puerto Rico Arrillaga, Maria (1985). Los Silencios De Maria Bibiana Benítez [The Silence of Maria Bibiana Benítez]. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. ISBN…
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)