Dr Delores Maria Leon
Dr. Delores Leon became the first woman to become a flight surgeon in the United States Army and the first woman to serve as commander of the 545th General Dispensary, Camp Humphreys, Korea in 1975.
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Luz Maria Cardoza-Fonseca
Nicaraguan immigrant who fought for – and won – asylum rights
Verneda Rodríguez Mclean
WWII military pilot active in the fight for veteran status for the WASPs and the first WASP to be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
Dr Frances Colón
Neuroscientist who served as Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State during the Obama administration.
Olga Custodio
The first Latina U.S. military pilot
Dr Adela S Valdez
The first Hispanic administrator to serve at South Texas Hospital, Harlingen, Texas.
Frances Dias Gustavson
Frances Dias Gustavson applied for the WASPS in 1943. After completing her training at Houston Municipal Airport in Texas, she was assigned to the Love Field in Dallas, Texas. After the war, she competed in the All Women Transcontinental Air Race held by the Ninety-Nines in 1951.
Petra Romero
1800s owner and operator of a dance hall in Death Valley called Waterfall Dance House or “Madam Moore’s.”
Ynes Mexia
One of the most successful botanists and female plant collectors of her time; she did not begin her career until she was 55 years old.
Emma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca was a Mexican-American labor organizer and civil rights activist who led strikes by women workers in Texas in the 1930s.