Title: 15 Latina Activists Feminists Should Know, Read, and Listen To | Bitch Media
Headings: 15 Latina Activists Who Inspire Me
15 Latina Activists Who Inspire Me
1. María Jesús Alvarado Rivera (1878 –1971, Peru)
2. Dolores Cacuango (1881 – 1971, Ecuador)
3. María Teresa Ferrari (1887- 1956, Argentina)
4. Julia de Burgos (1914 –1953, Puerto Rico)
5. Eva Perón (1919 – 1952, Argentina)
6. Argelia Laya (1926 – 1997, Venezula)
7. The Mirabal Sisters (born 1926 – 1936, three were killed in 1960 and Dedé lived until 2014, Dominican Republic)
8. Dolores Huerta (1930 — present, Mexican American)
9. Domitila Barrios de Chúngara (1937 –2012, Bolivia)
10. Bianca Jagger (1945 – present, Nicaragua)
11. Michelle Bachelet (1951 – Present, Chile)
12. Sylvia Rivera (1951 – 2002, Puerto Rican American)
13. Sonia Sotomayor (1954 – present, Puerto Rican American)
14. Rigoberta Menchú (1959 – present, Guatemala)
15. Berta Cáceres (1971 – March 3, 2016 Honduras)
by Emilly Prado
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Content: The sisters are a symbol of feminist resistance and radical activism in Latin America and have been memorialized through pop culture, on the 200 Dominican peso bill, and annually on their death anniversary of November 25—the UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, named in their honor. 8. Dolores Huerta (1930 — present, Mexican American)
Dolores Huerta is a Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist known for founding the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez and for her continued advocacy for the rights of immigrants, agricultural workers, and women. She began her career in activism in the 1950’s as an organizer for farm workers’ rights. In 1960, she began lobbying for legislation in support of Spanish speakers and undocumented people. In addition to carving out space for herself in the world of politics, she spent two years advocating for increased Latina representation in office around the country through a project by the Feminist Majority. Over her impressive career, she has been arrested 22 times for non-violent protests and still has received a long list of accolades and awards for her work including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights. She’ll also officially became the first Latina to be portrayed in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery last summer. ! Huelga! 9.