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Latinitas : celebrating 40 big dreamers

Call Number

  • J 920.72 MENE (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2021.

Physical Description

102 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Audience

Grades: 4-6 Henry Holt and Company.

Summary

"Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!" -- Back cover.

"A celebration of Latinas and Latin American women who followed their dreams, with portraits and short bios"--

Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman as a child; the second page contains a brief biography of the woman, and highlights her contributions to history. These women followed their dreams-- and just might encourage you to follow yours! -- Adapted from jacket and perusal of book.

Contents

  • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (writer, scientist, and philosopher) México 1651-1695
  • Juana Azurduy de Padilla (military leader) Perú and Bolivia 1780-1862
  • Policarpa Salavarrieta (spy) Colombia 1795-1817
  • Rosa Peña de González (teacher and founder of schools) Paraguay 1843-1899
  • Teresa Carreño (pianist, composer, and conductor) Venezuela 1853-1917
  • Zelia Nuttall (archaeologist) México and United States 1857-1933
  • Antonia Navarro (topographical engineer) El Salvador 1870-1891
  • Matilde Hidalgo (doctor and councilwoman) Ecuador 1889-1974
  • Gabriela Mistral (writer, educator, and diplomat) Chile 1889-1957
  • Juana de Ibarbourou (poet, writer, and teacher) Uruguay 1895-1979
  • Pura Belpré (librarian, puppeteer, and writer) Puerto Rico 1903-1982
  • Gumercinda Páez (teacher, playwright, and congresswoman) Panama 1904-1991
  • Frida Kahlo (artist) México 1907-1954
  • Julia de Burgos (poet) Puerto Rico 1914-1953
  • Chavela Vargas (singer) Costa Rica and México 1919-2012
  • Alicia Alonso (ballerina) Cuba 1920-2019
  • Victoria Santa Cruz (dancer, choreographer, and poet) Perú 1922-2012
  • Claribel Alegría (writer and activist) Nicaragua and El Salvador 1924-2018
  • Celia Cruz (singer) Cuba 1925-2003
  • Dolores Huerta (activist) México 1930-present
  • Rita Moreno (dancer, actress, and singer) Puerto Rico 1931-present
  • Maria Auxiliadora da Silva (artist) Brazil 1935-1974
  • Mercedes Sosa (singer and activist) Argentina 1935-2009
  • Isabel Allende (writer) Chile 1942-present
  • Susana Torre (architect) Argentina 1944-present
  • Julia Alvarez (writer) Dominican Republic 1950-present
  • Sandra Cisneros (writer) México and United States 1954-present
  • Sonia Sotomayor (US Supreme Court justice) Puerto Rico 1954-present
  • Rigoberta Menchú Tum (peace activist) Guatemala 1959-present
  • Mercedes Doretti (forensic scientist and activist) Argentina 1959-present
  • Sonia Pierre (activist) Haiti and Dominican Republic 1963-2011
  • Justa Canaviri (chef, television host, and activist) Bolivia 1963-present
  • Evelyn Miralles (virtual reality engineer) Venezuela 1966-present
  • Selena Quintanilla (singer) México and United States 1971-1995
  • Berta Cáceres (activist) Honduras 1971-2016
  • Serena Auñón (surgeon and astronaut) Cuba and United States 1976-present
  • Wanda Díaz Merced (inventor and astrophysicist) Puerto Rico 1982-present
  • Marta Vieira da Silva (soccer star) Brazil and Sweden 1986-present
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (congresswoman and activist) Puerto Rico 1989-present
  • Loren Zoe Hernandez (Olympic gymnast) United States and Belize 1997-present
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  • Leona Vicario (leader in Mexican independence) México 1789-1842
  • Petronila Angélica Gómez (educator, feminist, and writer) Dominican Republic 1883-1971
  • Hermelinda Urvina (first woman pilot in South America) Ecuador 1905-2008
  • Eva Perón (political leader) Argentina 1919-1952
  • Mirabal sisters (activists) Dominican Republic 1924-1960
  • Sylvia Mendez (first Latino to integrate in schools) México and United States 1936-present
  • Gloria E. Anzaldúa (writer, philosopher, and activist) México and United States 1942-2004
  • Sara Gómez (filmmaker) Cuba 1943-1974
  • Verónica Michelle Bachelet (first woman president in Latin America) Chile 1951-present
  • Gloria Estefan (musician and producer) Cuba 1957-present
  • Ellen Ochoa (astronaut) México and United States 1958-present.
  • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
  • Juana Azurduy de Padilla
  • Policarpa Salavarrieta
  • Rosa Peña de González
  • Teresa Carreño
  • Zelia Nuttall
  • Antonia Navarro
  • Matilde Hidalgo
  • Gabriela Mistral
  • Juana de Ibarbourou
  • Pura Belpré
  • Gumercinda Páez
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Julia de Burgos
  • Chavela Vargas
  • Alicia Alonso
  • Victoria Santa Cruz
  • Claribel Alegría
  • Celia Cruz
  • Dolores Huerta
  • Rita Rosita Moreno
  • Maria Auxiliadora da Silva
  • Mercedes Sosa
  • Isabel Allende
  • Susana Torre
  • Julia Alvarez
  • Sandra Cisneros
  • Sonia Sotomayor
  • Rigoberta Menchú Tum
  • Mercedes Doretti
  • Sonia Solange Pierre
  • Justa Canaviri
  • Evelyn Miralles
  • Selena Quintanilla
  • Berta Cáceres
  • Serena Auñón
  • Wanda Díaz-Merced
  • Marta Vieira da Silva
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • Loren Zoe Hernandez
  • Leona Vicario
  • Petronila Angélica Gómez
  • Hermelinda Urvina
  • Eva Perón
  • Mirabal sisters
  • Sylvia Mendez
  • Sara Gómez
  • Verónica Michelle Bachelet
  • Gloria Estefan
  • Ellen Ochoa.

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