Global InformationCarlota Matienzo information
Carlota Matienzo Román | |
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| Born | June 14, 1881 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | July 31, 1926 (aged 45) Queens, New York, US |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Known for | seeking reform of Puerto Rican public school system; founding member of Women's Aid Society of Puerto Rico |
Carlota Matienzo Román (June 14, 1881– July 31, 1926) was a Puerto Rican teacher and feminist. She is credited with working for reform of the public school system in Puerto Rico, and as one of the founders in 1917 of the Puerto Rican Feminine League and in 1921 of the Suffragist Social League.[1]
- ^ María de Fátima Barceló-Miller (1998). "Halfhearted Solidarity: Women Workers and the Women's Suffrage Movement in Puerto Rico During the 1920s", in Félix V. Matos Rodríguez ; Linda C. Delgado, Puerto Rican Women's History: New Perspectives, M. E. Sharpe. pp. 127-129, 131 ISBN 978-076-560-246-6