Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Luisa Capetillo

(Arecibo, 1879 - San Juan, 1922)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023

1. Luisa Capetillo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Primera mujer en escribir acerca de las libertades, derechos y deberes de la mujer. Pionera del feminismo y el sindicalismo. Poeta y periodista.

Poet and journalist. The first woman to write about the liberties, rights and duties of women, she was a pioneer of the feminist and labor union movements.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Labor Unions • Women.

Location. 18° 27.96′ N, 66° 6.454′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Marker is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida de la Constitución 5, San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Celeste Benítez Rivera (here, next to this marker); Lola Rodríguez de Tió (here, next to this marker); Miriam Naveira Merly (here, next to this marker); María Martínez Acosta de Pérez Almiroty

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(here, next to this marker); Velda González de Modestti (here, next to this marker); Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (here, next to this marker); María Luisa Arcelay de la Rosa (here, next to this marker); Ileana Colón Carlo (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023

2. Luisa Capetillo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.