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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…
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Puerto Rican Labor Movement: Magazine, Eleanor Roosevelt
Labor movement, WomenEleanor Roosevelt, "Puerto Rican Labor Movement: Magazine," 1934, Children and Youth in History
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Hacienda Mercedita
Sugar CaneHacienda Mercedita was a 300-acre (120 ha) sugarcane plantation in Ponce, Puerto Rico, founded in 1861, by Juan Serrallés Colón.
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Central Sugar Mills
Sugar CaneThe central sugar mill concept began in Puerto Rico with the establishment of Central San Vicente in 1873.
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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Sugar CaneThe present article is an attempt to combine the analysis of historical documents with the use of data from aged informants for purposes of historical reconstruction.