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EL HILO QUE NOS UNE/the thread that binds us: becoming a Puerto Rican woman

oral history review16 (2) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 29-40

By: Alvarez, Celia.

Abstract
This article gives voice to the hardships of Puerto Rican women who grew up with three strikes against them: being women in a strict patriarchal culture, being Puerto Rican in a prejudicial Anglo-American society, and being poor in an affluent society. Alvarez also writes about her own experience of prejudice attending parochial schools outside of her neighborhood, high schools in wealthier and whiter neighborhoods, and even graduate school where her professors admonished her for her research interest in Puerto Rican women. Alvarez's identifies her own struggles with those of her informants and argues that acknowledging this commonalty is an important step in the process of liberation.
Subjects
Life history materials
External migration
Gender status
Ethnic stratification
Classes
culture
Puerto Ricans (Mainland)
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Educator
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard;2000
Field Date
Not Specified
Coverage Date
1920-1970
Coverage Place
New York, N.Y., United States
Notes
Celia Alvarez
'Stories to live by : continuity and change in three generations of Puerto Rican women'
For bibliographical references see document number 60:Vazquez Erazo (p. 44-46)
LCCN
74644497
LCSH
Puerto Ricans--United States