Sylvia Mendez
Child 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.
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Dr Amneris E Luque
In 2002, when she was given the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Dr. Linda Lauberstein HIV Clinical Excellence Award, she was described as “an outstanding, compassionate HIV/AIDS practitioner… recognized among her colleagues as a consummate clinician and as a role model for setting standards of excellence in the provision of direct patient care.”
Olga Custodio
The first Latina U.S. military pilot
Una Marson
Pioneering Jamaican feminist, activist, and writer.
Gloria Naylor
American novelist best known for her debut work, “The Women of Brewster Place” (1982), which won the National Book Award for First Novel in 1983.
Dr Helen Rodríguez Trías
Pioneering American pediatrician, educator, and women’s rights activist.
Maria
Maria was a slave and possibly the leader of a 1716 slave rebellion on Curaçao in the Dutch West Indies in 1716.
Omara Portuondo
Grammy-winning Cuban singer and dancer. She co-founded the popular vocal group Cuarteto d’Aida and has collaborated with various influential Cuban musicians throughout her extensive career.
Felipa Graciela Pérez y Gutiérrez
Celebrated Cuban-American singer known for her enchanting performances in Cuban music and Latin jazz.
Luisa Capetillo
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.