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Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870-1920 (American Encounters/Global Interactions) (edit title)

Eileen Findlay (Author) (edit contributors)

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Feminists, socialists, Afro-Puerto Rican activists, and elite politicians join laundresses, prostitutes, and dissatisfied wives in populating the pages of Imposing Decency . Through her analyses of Puerto Rican anti-prostitution campaigns, attempts at reforming marriage, and working-class... read more

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The declarant says that she has had romantic relations for about a year with Antonio Laubriel, who visited her house with her parents' consent.

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  1. Eileen Findlay (Author)
 

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