Latinas In Hollywood
Has her masters in Chicano Studies from CSUN
Who is Eva Longoria
First Latina in Space
Who is Ellen Ochoa
Known for her investigative journalism of Mexican drug trafficking and winner of the Golden Pen of Freedom Award in 2012
Who is Anabel Hernandez
Youngest woman to serve in the United States Congress
Co-Founder of National Farm-workers Association that eventually became United Farm Workers
Who is Dolores Huerta
Was in the film Real Women Have Curves
Who is America Ferrera
She was a founding team member of the international team at Twitter and led Twitter's expansion into 50 languages and dozens of countries
Who is Laura I. Gomez
Writer of the famous novel The House on Mango Street
New York Native who is the first Latina to sit on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
She is a Nobel Prize winner and a strong advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples
Who is Rigoberta Menchu
Was in the film Frida where she portrayed Frida Kahlo
Who is Salma Hayek
Became first Dominican woman physician in 1909 and treated poor people for free or very little money
Is credited to have transformed non-fiction literature
Who is Isabel Allende
Current member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Who is Hilda Solis
Who is Sylvia Rivera
First Latina to win an Oscar
Who is Rita Moreno
Her post-doctorate advanced the scientific understanding of insulin.
Who is Lydia Villa-Komaroff
First Latina to receive a Lifetime Achievement Emmy.
Who is Maria Elena Salinas
She is the first Latina and first Cuban-American to serve in the United States Congress
Who is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Group of Sisters involved in the political movement against Dominican Republic dictator Trujillo and formed the group Movement of the Fourteenth of June
Who is the Mirabal Sisters
Is an advocate for human rights and a folk singer
Who is Joan Baez
Joined the SETI Institute to work on Kepler mission as a scientist programmer in 2006
Who is Elisa Quintana
Is the creator of the blog "Ain't I Latina?"
Who is Janel Martinez
Was sworn in as the 24th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and as a member of President Obama's cabinet on April 7, 2014.
Who is Maria Contreras-Sweet
Brazilian warrior who fought against slavery in colonial Brazil
Who is Dandara of Palmares