Conchita Fabet
Mexican poet whose poems were included in an anthology of poets from Sonora.
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Guadalupe Curiel Defossé
Mexican researcher, professor, and historian.
Rosa Carreto
Mexican poet and playwright
Dr Tania Favela
Mexican poet, essayist, translator, editor, and teacher
Teresa Farías de Isasi
Mexican poet and playwright who wrote comedies and was a polyglot
Ana María de López Tena
Mexican poet, author of four books and the founder and president of the Salvatierra chapter of the Mexican Cultural Seminar (SCM)
Asunción Izquierdo Albiñana de Flores Muñoz
Mexican author who wrote two books of poetry, eight novels, and an unperformed theatrical farce
Ninfa Tanguma
Ninfa Tanguma and her daughter Yolanda Alaníz, provided determined leadership for Latinas in their transition from rural to urban areas. In 1970 Tanguma took her turn at picket duty in a hop-ranch strike in Yakima.
Mary Skinner
Washington politician Mary Skinner was first elected to represent the Yakima-area 14th District in the state House of Representatives in 1994. Skinner grew up as a farm worker and worked as a junior high school teacher and community volunteer.
Frances Martínez
A former farm worker, she worked until the end of her life helping Latinos find jobs, housing, and counseling. Through El Centro de la Raza, she organized emergency food programs and classes, and secured legal advice for recent arrivals to Seattle.