Latinitas : celebrating 40 big dreamers / Juliet Menéndez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menéndez, Juliet, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Latin America--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Women.

Hispanic American women--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Hispanic American women.

Women--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Hispanic American women--Biography.

United States.

Latin America.

Women--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Instructional and educational works.

Physical Description:

102 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2021.

Summary:

"Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!" -- Back cover.

"A celebration of Latinas and Latin American women who followed their dreams, with portraits and short bios"-- Provided by publisher.

Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman as a child; the second page contains a brief biography of the woman, and highlights her contributions to history. These women followed their dreams-- and just might encourage you to follow yours! -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book.

Contents:

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

More Latinitas

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-101).

ISBN:

9781250234629

125023462X

OCLC:

1201692885

Publisher Number:

99987197154