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Maria Luisa Arcelay: the first woman in Puerto Rico's House

Maria Luisa Arcelay entered Puerto Rico's House after limited women's suffrage opened the door, then turned the seat into policy on public health, children, teachers, cooperatives, and child support.

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  • Senado de Puerto Rico labels Arcelay the first woman legislator in Latin America.
  • EnciclopediaPR says she was the first woman to occupy a seat in the Puerto Rican legislature.
  • Local source packets connect her seat to policy work on juvenile courts, foster homes, teacher pensions, handmade-goods cooperatives, child-support penalties, and public health funding.
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Senado de Puerto Rico: Maria Luisa ArcelayEnciclopediaPR: Maria Luisa Arcelay de la RosaSmithsonian Magazine: Powerball's Puerto Rican rootsNCSL: First Women to Serve in State and Territorial LegislaturesLocal source packet: Maria Luisa Arcelay: the first woman in Puerto Rico's HouseYouTube Short
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