著者

三宅(志柿) 禎子

出版者

岩手県立大学

雑誌

岩手県立大学社会福祉学部紀要 (ISSN:13448528)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.6, no.2, pp.81-88, 2004-03-30

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In Puerto Rico, the women started to keep their distance from the divisive political issue of the island's status as a US territory when they united to address women's issues. This has caused the established parties to rethink their politics and also has accelerated the argument objectively about the island's political status. Meanwhile, in the US, the influence of Puerto Rican women is felt in grass roots movements and in women of color movements. They have added their Latina perspective to the mainly white middle class American feminist movement. Also, with their different circumstances and concerns, they are a new addition to the Puerto Rican national identity. Both on the island and in the mainland US, Puerto Ricans are creating a new paradigm in politics. Their movement is growing rapidly in the group of minorities in sovereign nations and in feminism on the outskirts of a sovereign nation. We can recognize the case of Puerto Rican women as one of post colonial feminism.