Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) was a pioneer in the struggle for women's and workers' rights. A
feminist and an anarchist she earned her living as a labor leader and journalist. She wrote
brilliant theoretical essays and published four books including several plays. Ahead of her
time she espoused vegetarianism a daily regime of Swedish calisthenics and was the first
woman in the Caribbean to wear pants in public. Her life can be read as a dramatic novel every
day an intense ode to personal and political liberation. This biography the only in-depth
historical account of her life and work rescued her from oblivion and made her a popular icon
throughout Latin America. This edition the first available in English brings Capetillo's
inspiring story to a broader audience.
