2022 marks the centenary of Luisa Capetillo’s passing. Capetillo is a pivotal figure in the trajectory of Latin American and Caribbean feminisms and the fight for workers’ rights. In this light, this symposium aims to continue the conversations on her legacy.

Please register in advance HERE.

PROGRAM (Tentative)

10:00-10:10am     Welcome (Nancy Bird-Soto & Amy Olen, UWM)

10:10-11:10am      Keynote I (Stephanie Rivera-Berruz, Marquette University)

11:10-11:50am       Panel: Textuality of the Text (Nancy Bird-Soto & Amy Olen, UWM)

12:05-12:45pm      Student Panel

12:45-1:45pm        Keynote II (Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, UW-Madison)

For more information: Dr. Nancy Bird-Soto (birdsoto@uwm.edu)