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It seems there has been a few misunderstandings here from the original post to several that followed it. Maybe if we would concentrate on the what the information is in this area we would all be more informed.
In the interest of getting back to the subject area of the original post here is information on just one book(I’m sure there is more) I found regarding the womens movement and the wonderful contribution of women in Costa Rica:
The Costa Rican Women’s Movement: A Reader (Pitt Latin American Series) (Paperback)
by Ilse Abshagen Leitinger (Editor), Abshagen Ilse Leitinger (Editor)Editorial Reviews
Midwest Book Review
The Costa Rican Women’s Movement: A Reader provides an insider’s view of the women’s movement in one small but quintessential Latin American society. It collects the voices of forty-one diverse women (some radical, others strongly conservative, and most ranging in between) as they write about their lives and their experiences working for change within the Costa Rican community. Their voices resonate with those involved in the women’s movement worldwide and provide invaluable first-hand accounts for students in women’s studies courses. The articles are arranged thematically and include definitions of feminism in Costa Rica, women in Costa Rican history, legal equality, discrimination, women in the arts, and the status of women’s studies. Brief biographies of each author underscore the leadership of Costa Rican women in Latin American feminism. The founders and editors of Mujer, one of the most influential feminist journals in Latin America, are among the authors represented here. The Costa Rican Women’s Movement: A Reader is an invaluable addition to the growing body of international feminist literature and history.
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Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (April 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 0822955431http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0822955431/103-8306099-8795839?n=283155
————————-It is my understanding that native born women in Costa Rica are very much full citizens equal in status to native born men citizens. It is interesting that a new vice president is a woman.
It is also my understanding that women in Costa Rica can retain their maiden names after they marry unlike most countries. Do most Tico women retain their maiden names?
