Google doodle of Mexican-American civil rights activist, María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández.
Once again, Google is honoring the life and work of a pioneering civil rights icon. This time it is Mexican-American civil rights activist, María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández. Latigo de Hernández worked to connect the domestic with the political or public sphere in Texas politics and was a tireless advocate for workers and women, In 1938 she organized on behalf of striking pecan workers. Among her many accomplishments, she was the first Mexican-American woman to have a radio show and was a tireless advocate for educational equality.
Google doodle honoring puertorriquená Helen Rodríguez Trías’ 89th birthday!
The impact of women of color on science, technology, and medicine is a history only partially explored. It is so good to see Google honoring the work of this pioneering public health official. For more information check out this Time Magazine story on Trías. Or, check out her brief biography on the website, Changing the Face of Medicine which focuses on women pioneers in the field. Trías’ work was part of a growing field of reproductive healthcare for women that emerged in the 1970s.
Women’s history is also art history. Read about this fabulous Polish artist whose style epitomized Art Deco in the early twentieth century. CNN offers a quick overview of her life and art work.
Google doodle in honor of Tamara de Lempicka
The FDA approves “the Pill”
On this day in Women’s History: The birth control pill was introduced changing the course of Women’s History in the US and around the world. PBS has a terrific documentary about the history of the pill.
Today’s Google doodle is in honor of the pioneering suffragist, feminist, and labor rights activist, Alice Paul (1885-1977). Paul was instrumental in getting the 19th amendment passed. Radicalized by her sojourn in England she helped to galvanize the movement in the US in the 1910s. “There will never be a new world order until women are a part of it.” She was right.
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