Felicitas Mendez
Mother of the children at the heart of the Mendez et al v. Westminster School District of Orange County et al court case on racial segregation in the California public school system.
Mother of the children at the heart of the Mendez et al v. Westminster School District of Orange County et al court case on racial segregation in the California public school system.
Neuroscientist who served as Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State during the Obama administration.
The first Latina U.S. military pilot
Pioneering American pediatrician, educator, and women’s rights activist.
Iconic figure in Puerto Rico’s labor history. An anarchist writer and relentless activist, she championed labor rights, women’s empowerment, free love, and human emancipation.
Doña Ines was a fifteenth-sixteenth century caciqua of Taíno origin
Puerto Rican poet, activist and playwright
Puerto Rican heroine
Puerto Rican-Cuban poet and activist
Rita Moreno has influenced the entertainment industry for over 70 years as an actress, singer, and dancer. After earning the four major entertainment awards: an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, Moreno became the first Latina woman to have an “E.G.O.T.” In 2004, she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her many contributions to the arts.