Colón, Clara, 1908-1970.

Clara Colón (also known as Bertha Teplow) was a feminist writer of Ukrainian Jewish origins. Colón was born in Kiev in the Ukraine on May 1, 1908. She was a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) for approximately thirty seven years and served on the Party's National Committee. She also participated in numerous feminist and labor organizations and was active in the struggles for civil rights and for women's rights in New York City as well as at national and international levels. She was married to the Puerto Rican, Jesús Colón, a community organizer, political activist and writer. As a militant member of the CPUSA, she was active in the South during the McCarthy era. Because she was proficient in written and spoken Spanish, she was able to work effectively with the Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño, the Puerto Rican independence movement and the Puerto Rican community in New York. Colón was a member of the Women's International Democratic Federation and other women's organizations. She was a prolific writer and contributed numerous articles and reports to publications such as the New World Review, Political Affairs and The Daily World. Among her published works are the books: An Outline on the Fight for Women's Freedom (1969) and Equality for Working Women (1970). Toward the end of her life, she wrote a book titled Enter Fighting: Today's Woman (1970), a political manifesto about women's rights and feminism from a Marxist-Leninist perspective. Clara Colón died on May 6, 1970 in Adelphi Hospital in Brooklyn New York.

From the description of Papers, 1932-1970 ; bulk: 1950-1970. (Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos). WorldCat record id: 52425436

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