Jovita Idár
Activist
Civil rights activist who gained fame as a champion of Mexican and Mexican-American rights. She was named the president of the League of Mexican Women in 1911 while affecting change as a journalist for La Crónica during the Mexican Revolution.
She was an avid poet as a child, and won awards for her writing. She earned her teaching certificate from the Holding Institute in Laredo, Texas in 1903.
She was depicted in the Google Doodle in September 2020 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Her photos have appeared in the National Women's History Museum and the 2005 edition of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.
Her husband's name was Bartolo. She had seven siblings. Her parents were Jovita and Nicasio Idar.
Her photos have been featured in the National Women's History Museum, much like Harriet Tubman.