Latinas in Politics
Youngest woman to serve in the United States Congress.
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
This woman is highly involved in SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) and was the Region 2 SHPEtinas Director from 2020-2022.
Who is Melissa Villanueva?
Is known for her role in Frida where she portrayed Frida Kahlo.
Who is Salma Hayek?
Co-founder of National Farm workers Association that became the United Farm Workers, and created the phrase, "Si Se Puede."
Who is Dolores Huerta?
The first Latina to ever go to space.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
New York Native who is the first Latina to sit on the bench of the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
She sits on five non-profit boards and is the Chair of her local Neighborhood Council.
Who is Kristie Hernandez?
This Latina is known for her role as Neytiri in the movie Avatar.
Who is Zoë Saldaña?
A transgender activist who fought for the LGBTQ community and organized several protests fighting for gay rights in the 1970s.
Who is Sylvia Rivera?
Known as one of the 100 most influential women in Mexico, she graduated as an engineer at the age of 10 and has a higher IQ than Einstein and Stephen Hawking with an IQ of 162.
Who is Adhara Pérez?
Current member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Who is Hilda Solis?
Graduated from UCLA with a BS in Applied Mathematics and a minor in cognitive science.
Who is Flor Lorena Quinones?
Who is Rita Moreno?
Noble prize winner and a strong advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples.
Who is Rigoberta Menchu?
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?
She is the first Latina and Cuban-American to serve in the United States Congress.
Who is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen?
This Latina is a licensed California attorney.
Who is Karla Ballesteros?
Her character is the first Latina and the youngest superhero in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Who is Xóchitl Gómez?
Known for her decades-long battle for the preservation of indigenous culture in Honduras.
Who is Berta Caceres?
Became the first Dominican woman physician who treated poor people for free or for very little money.
Who is Evangelina Rodriguez?
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 27, 2014.
She has civil engineer and construction experience in public and private sectors in the Orange County and Greater Los Angeles area.
Who is Elisa de la Peña?
This actress is the first Afro-Latina to be nominated and win an Oscar for her role in West Side Story.
Who is Ariana Debose?
Fought for desegregation in California schools in the 1946 case Mendez v. Westminster and continues to advocate for education equality.
Felicitas and Silvia Mendez
Her post-doctorate advanced the scientific understanding of insulin.