Dr Blanca Estela Trevino Garcia
Mexican scholar whose areas of interest were 19th- and 20th-century Mexican and Spanish literature and autobiographical writing.
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Adela Varela de Curto
Early 20th century Mexican composer, painter and poet
Zonia Sotomayor Peterson
Mexican poet and novelist
Beatriz Saavedra Gastélum
Mexican poet and member of the board of directors of Floricanto Publishing House, where she has edited more than 23 books.
Amalia Ortiz
Award-winning Tejana performance poet, performer, and playwright
Elizabeth Martínez
Chicana feminist, community organizer, activist, author and educator
Jack Bee Garland
Assigned female at birth, Jack Bee Garland lived their life presenting as male, including serving as a medic during the Spanish American War and the aftermath of the San Francisco 1906 earthquake.
Nanette Barragán
US Representative from California
Sylvia Garcia
US Representative from Texas
Loretta Sanchez
During her 20-year tenure in the US House of Representatives, Sanchez was an advocate for women in the military and specialized in national security policy, rising to become one of the most senior Democrats on two influential committees—Armed Services and Homeland Security. In 2003, after her sister Linda won election to the House, the two became the first sisters to serve in Congress.