Carlota Matienzo

Carlota Matienzo Román
Born(1881-06-14)June 14, 1881
Barcelona, Spain
DiedJuly 31, 1926(1926-07-31) (aged 45)
Queens, New York, US
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico
Occupationteacher
Known forseeking 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]

  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