Performing Honor: Seduction cases in Twentieth-Century Puerto Rico

Author:
Soto Estremera, Victoria, History - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Klubock, Thomas, History, University of Virginia
Abstract:

This Master's Thesis analyzes early-twentieth-century (1902-1922) cases of seducción in Puerto Rico to study the tensions and negotiations between working-class Puerto Ricans, elites, and colonial officials’ ideas over family, honor, gender, morality, and marriage. It argues that although the Hispanic script of honor of nineteenth-century Puerto Rico was valuable and relevant, the new historical developments of legalization of divorce, U.S. imperialism, women’s entrance to the labor force, and anarcho-feminist movements opened new spaces for working-class Puerto Ricans to challenge the elite and colonial-promoted morality and mechanisms of sexual control.

Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Gender and Sexuality, Legal History, Puerto Rico, U.S. Imperialism, Honor, Marriage, Feminism and Women's Studies, Latin American History, Caribbean History
Language:
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2024/04/30