Atotoxtli II
Ruler of the kingdom of Tenochtitlan.
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Azcasuch
Azcasuch was a mid- to late-fifteenth century queen of Tepetlaoxtoc, in what is now the Valley of Mexico northeast of modern-day Texcoco.
Lady Eveningstar
Lady Ik’skull or Lady Eveningstar was the second queen consort of the Mayan king Itzamnaaj B’alam II. She may have been regent for their son, ruling in his name for a decade.
Leona Vicario
Heroine of Mexican Independence
Ángela Peralta
Mexican opera singer
La Malinche
Translator for Hernan Cortes
Juana Inés de la Cruz
Mexican writer and poet
Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
A member of the Mexican elite who fought for independence.
Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros has won multiple awards, fellowships, and honors as an internationally recognized writer. On September 22, 2016, President Barack Obama presented Cisneros with the National Medal of Arts for her work. Her book called The House on Mango Street, has sold over six million copies and has been translated into over twenty languages.
Antonia Hernández
According to Antonia Hernández, she “went to law school for one reason: to use the law as a vehicle for social change.” Decades later, she can claim numerous legal victories for the Latinx community in the areas of voting rights, employment, education, and immigration. From legal aid work, to counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, to head of a major civil rights organization, Hernández has used the law to realize social change at every turn.