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**Luisa Capetillo** (1879 - 1922) was a [Christian
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Anarchist](Christian_Anarchism "wikilink"), labor organizer,
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[feminist](Feminism "wikilink") and [free love](Free_Love "wikilink")
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advocate.
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## Life
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### Early Life
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She was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. To a Basque and Corsican immigrant
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family, she was home-schooled by her [liberal](Liberalism "wikilink")
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parents before having children at 19 (1898) and working in a cigar
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factory.
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### Radicalisation
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She was exposed to trade unions in the cigar factory, and was strongly
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influenced by feminist and romanticist philosophy taught by her parents.
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Reading [Tolstoy](Leo_Tolstoy "wikilink") and
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[Malatesta](Errico_Malatesta "wikilink") also had a strong influence on
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her.
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### Political Activities
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She supported strikes across the country, organizing Cuban and Puerto
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Rican immigrants in the US and Puerto Rico. She also wore male clothing
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in public and helped pass the first minimum wage law in Puerto Rico.
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### Deaths
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She died in San Juan from Tuberculosis in 1922.\[1\]
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## Quotes
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"Oh you woman\! who is capable and willing to spread the seed of
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justice; do not hesitate, do not fret, do not run away, go forward\! And
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for the benefit of the future generations place the first stone for the
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building of social equality in a serene but firm way, with all the right
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that belongs to you, without looking down, since you are no longer the
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ancient material or intellectual slave."\[2\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisa_Capetillo>
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