Jovita Idar
American journalist, teacher, and activist (1885–1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jovita Idar Vivero (September 7, 1885 – June 15, 1946) was an American journalist, teacher, political activist, and civil rights worker who championed the cause of Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants.[2][3] Against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, which lasted a decade from 1910 through 1920, she worked for a series of newspapers, using her writing to work towards making a meaningful and effective change. She began her career in journalism at La Crónica, her father's newspaper in Laredo, Texas, her hometown.[4]
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Born | Jovita Idar Vivero (1885-09-07)September 7, 1885 Laredo, Texas, U.S. |
Died | June 15, 1946(1946-06-15) (aged 60) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Civil rights activist, journalist |
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While working as a journalist, she became the president of the newly established League of Mexican Women—La Liga Femenil Mexicanista—in October 1911, an organization with a focus on offering free education to Mexican children in Laredo.[5] She was also active in the Primer Congreso Mexicanista, an organization that brought Mexican-Americans together to discuss issues such as their lack of access to adequate education and economic resources.[6]
Idar was honored on an American Women quarter in 2023.