Joan Trumpauer Mulholland  (1941 - ) At the age of 10, while visiting her grandmother, a friend “dared” her to walk over to the side of town where Black residents lived. There, she saw an entirely different world than the one she knew, according to… more »

A dedicated public health advocate, Antonia Novello made history as the first female and first Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General in 1990. Novello has led several major public health campaigns in her efforts to improve health conditions and access to medical… more »

Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born June 25, 1954, in the New York City borough of The Bronx.  Her father was Juan Sotomayor (c. 1921-1964) from the area of Santura, San Juan, Puerto Rico,  and her mother was Celina Báez (1927-2021) an orphan] from the… more »

Pura Belpré  was a talented author and storyteller who wrote and re-interpreted Puerto Rican folk tales. As the first Puerto Rican librarian in the New York Public Library system she pioneered the library's work with the Puerto Rican community. Belpré… more »