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Etiquette Class at a Community Center

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Description

Group of women and girls inside a classroom listening to a reading in a community center. The building they are in is made of wood, has double wooden doors, wooden floor, and wooden windows. It is visible that the windows have curtains and that the curtains have a floral pattern. In the center of the classroom there is a desk with what appears to be a bulletin board and on top of that is a flower vase. One of the girl is standing reading from a book to the others attending the class. This is an etiquette class offered at one of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) community centers.
Origin Name
PRA 0103 F0001
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration > Cartapacio 21
Geographical Coverage
Municipio desconocido | Unknown Municipality
Date
1938
Descriptive Notes
Title assigned by the cataloguing team. The general description contains information provided by the Architectural and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR).
Descripción decolonial
Integral human development in Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) era involved community empowerment with a particular focus on women and girls. In the wooden community center, women and girls engage in etiquette classes aimed at fostering community spirit and social responsibility. While these initiatives promoted better living conditions and civic values, tensions arose between local empowerment and top-down government control. The PRRA's activities, directed by social workers, aimed to correct perceived negative traits and instill positive ones, reflecting a colonial intent to transform Puerto Ricans into ideal American citizens. This duality highlights the complex interplay of modernity and coloniality in Puerto Rican society.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Interior spaces (spaces by location)
  • Women (female humans)
  • Girls
  • Reading (activity)
  • Book objects
  • Wood (plant material)
  • Tables (architectural elements)
  • Double doors
  • Windows
  • Curtains (window hangings)
  • Exhibit cases
  • Bud vases
  • Furniture
  • Desks
  • Chairs (furniture forms)
  • Floors (surface elements)
  • Planters (containers)
  • Walls
  • Floral patterns
  • Community centers
Decolonial Subject
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
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Resource Type
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