**Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big
Dreamers.
**
Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today!
In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and
across the United States, Juliet Menéndez explores the first small steps
that set the Latinitas off on their journeys. With gorgeous,
hand-painted illustrations, Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of
childhood dreams.
From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla
to NASA's first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, this is a
book for aspiring artists, scientists, activists, and more. These women
followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!
The book features 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, Alicia Alonso, Victoria Santa Cruz, Claribel Alegría,
Celia Cruz, Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Maria Auxiliadora da Silva,
Mercedes Sosa, Isabel Allende, Susana Torre, Julia Alvarez, Sandra
Cisneros, Sonia Sotomayor, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Mercedes Doretti, Sonia
Pierre, Justa Canaviri, Evelyn Miralles, Selena Quintanilla, Berta
Cáceres, Serena Auñón, Wanda Díaz-Merced, Marta Vieira da Silva,
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Laurie Hernandez.
Latinitas is also available in Spanish.
Godwin Books
