One action at a time, they are creating a society that celebrates women’s leadership roles and accomplishments!
1. Berta Caceres: An Indigenous Honduran leader who fought for human rights and was an avid environmentalist. She was recently murdered in her home, Intibuca, for what many believe was her campaign against a hydroelectric plant. Leonardo Dicaprio mourned the activist on a Twitter post.
“We must undertake the struggle in all parts of the world, wherever we may be, because we have no other spare or replacement planet. We have only this one, and we have to take action.”
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2. Ellen Lauri Ochoa: Born in Los Angeles, Ellen comes from Latina and Hispanic descent, and is the first Mexican-American female astronaut. She has worked for NASA and traveled in the Discovery shuttle.
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3. Celia Cruz: AKA “The Queen of Salsa” was an amazing Cuban Salsa singer who recorded around 800 songs and won more than 20 gold albums. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton.
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4. Sonia Sotomayor: Born in New York City, Sonia has Hispanic heritage from her Puerto Rican parents and was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009 as an Associate Justice in the Supreme Court of the United States!
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5. Sylvia Rivera: Born from Venezuelan and Puerto Rican descent in New York, Sylvia was widely known for founding the Gay Liberation Front, Gay Activist Alliance, and was co-founder of STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) that aided homeless drag queens and trans women.
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6. Rita Moreno: As a Puerto Rican actress she was one of the only 12 performers that can say they have won the four main awards: a Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Oscar! She is best known for her role in the musical “West Side Story”.
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7. Maribel Lieberman: AKA “The Chocolate Empress” is a Honduran chocolate maker that has her own store in New York called “MarieBelle Fine Treats and Chocolates”.
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8. Julia Alvarez: A fabulous Dominican-American poet and novelist, Julia has famous published works like “In the Time of the Butterflies” and “The Homecoming”.
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9. Dolores Huerta: A Mexican-American civil rights activist is usually found in Latin artwork like ballads and murals due to her work fighting for the rights of women and children in the United Farms Workers association.
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10. Satcha Pretto: Born in Honduras, Satcha is a famous Emmy-award winning journalist that works in “Despierta America” for the Latin network “Univision”.
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How can you not feel excited about being Latin, Hispanic, or a woman!?