Alicia Dickerson Montemayor was an American civil rights activist from Laredo, Texas, the first woman elected to a national office not specifically designated for a woman, having served as vice president general of the interest group, the League of… more »

Dr. Marta Moreno Vega is an Afro-Puerto Rican visual artist, activist, scholar, author, educator, and Yoruba priestess. Vega was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Her family is of Yoruba origin and she describes herself… more »

As a Mexican-American journalist, activist, and suffragist, Jovita Idár often faced dangerous situations. However, she never backed down from a challenge. She single-handedly protected her newspaper headquarters when the Texas Rangers came to shut it… more »

FEMINIST, ADVOCATE FOR EQUALITY & JUSTICE, LOBBYIST, BUILDER OF LEADERS, ORGANIZER AND AT 91 DOLORES HUERTA IS STILL GOING STRONG. The following is her biography as presented on the webpage of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.  The foundation is a… more »

Kimberlé W. Crenshaw is a pioneering scholar and writer on civil rights, critical race theory, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law. In addition to her position at Columbia Law School, she is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the… more »

Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso – Celia Cruz – was born in 1925 in Barrio Santos Suarez in Havana, one of 4 children. In a career that spanned six decades, Celia became the “Queen of Salsa,” and was central to the genre’s rising popularity. Celia was… more »