Pura belpre biography sample
Pura belpre biography sample
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Pura Belpré
Puerto Rican writer, puppeteer, and librarian
Pura Teresa Belpré y Nogueras (February 2, 1899 – July 1, 1982) was an Afro-Puerto Rican educator who served as the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.[1][2] She was also a writer, collector of folktales, and puppeteer.
Life
Belpré was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico.[3] There is some dispute as to the date of her birth which has been given as February 2, 1899, December 2, 1901 and February 2, 1903.[4][a] Belpré graduated from Central High School in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1919 and enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, where she originally planned on becoming a teacher.[5] But, in 1920, Belpré interrupted her studies to attend her sister Elisa's wedding in New York City, where she was recruited by a public library effort to hire young women from ethnically diverse backgrounds.[5] This first job led to a remarkable caree