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Women and the Puerto Rican Labor Movement
Labor movement, Sterilization, Women
MILAGROS DENIS AND RACHEL POOLEY
In December 1898, at the close of the Spanish-American War, Spain surrendered control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States. Though Cuba achieved nominal independence in 1902, in 1917 Puerto…
Puerto Rican Labor Movement: Magazine, Eleanor Roosevelt
Labor movement, WomenEleanor Roosevelt, "Puerto Rican Labor Movement: Magazine," 1934, Children and Youth in History
Hacienda Mercedita
Sugar CaneHacienda Mercedita was a 300-acre (120 ha) sugarcane plantation in Ponce, Puerto Rico, founded in 1861, by Juan Serrallés Colón.
Central Sugar Mills
Sugar CaneThe central sugar mill concept began in Puerto Rico with the establishment of Central San Vicente in 1873.
The Culture History of a Puerto Rican Sugar Cane Plantation 1876-1949
Sugar CaneThe present article is an attempt to combine the analysis of historical documents with the use of data from aged informants for purposes of historical reconstruction.