[2][3] Arcelay began her career as an educator when she was hired as an English language teacher at Theodore Roosevelt High School.
[2][4] Arcelay used her position as president of the Agriculture and Commerce Commission, to continue her defense of the needlework industry before local and federal authorities.
She also played an instrumental role in making the industry (both its prices, and it products) compatible with the United States market, by opposing any minimum wage legislation for seamstresses and common workers.
Police, who were called to protect employer properties, killed and wounded some strikers who stoned the workshop of Arcelay.
[5] Puerto Rican musician Mon Rivera wrote a song titled Alo, Quien Llama?
She also presented bills to establish a teachers' pension and a School of Medicine at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
49 of Mayagüez, and was the director of the Victory bonds program in Puerto Rico during World War II.
According to the plaques the 12 women, who by virtue of their merits and legacies, stand out in the history of Puerto Rico.