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<p>"A potential watershed in Puerto Rican historiography. . . . the only women’s history work which investigates the full sweep of the tumultuous 19th century in Puerto Rico, and thus the only one which has the potential for providing true historical depth to the study of women’s experience."-–Eileen J. Findlay, American University</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Dispelling the common perception of Puerto Rico as a male-dominated society, <i>Women and Urban Change in San Juan</i> examines the roles of women in the economic and social changes that affected the Puerto Rican capital during the mid-19th century. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez studies the full mosaic of Puerto Rican women during this period, examining the ways in which the women of San Juan reacted to the pressures of race and class on their lives.<br> &nbsp;Matos Rodríguez discusses attempts on behalf of colonial officials and the local elite to modernize the city by emulating the development patterns of other American and European cities. For this effort, they enlisted the help of elite women, specifically in the areas of education, child rearing and public morality. While the women of the upper classes may have wielded more influenc

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Author

Felix V. Matos Rodriguez; Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813012612

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

History, Sociology, Science