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Latinitas: celebrating 40 big dreamers
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Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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ISBN
9781250234629
125023462
125023462
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MG
Level 6.6, 2 Points
Level 6.6, 2 Points
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Table of Contents
From the Book - First edition.
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
Simone Biles (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
Aicia 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.