Womxn's History Month Post 3

Sonia Sotomayo

Sonia Sotomayor is the first woman of color, and first Latina member of the Court. Sonia was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Puerto Rican-born parents. She was nominated for a federal judge position by President Barack Obama May 2009. Her work has inspired other women to achieve their dreams in male dominated fields.

Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino

Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino, is a 18-year-old Afro-Latinx artist, public speaker, and organizer. She became an activist when she came out to the world as transgender at the age of 13. Sage was in middle school during the time of her transition and  was not given the support she needed from school. Sage and her mom decided to enlist help from the @HumanRightsCampaign. Together they worked to advocate for other trans students like Sage. Through #storytelling she highlighted the voices of Black Trans* teens who were missing from the Trans* narrative. At age 16, she became an accomplished writer, with multiple story credits for Teen Vogue about gender identity and the Trans* community under the Trump administration. 

Francia Márquez

Francia Elena Márquez Mina is an Afro-Colombian human-rights and environmental activist in Colombia. She is an activist who has stood up for the #civilrights of Colombia’s Black communities for decades. Francia is running for Colombia’s presidential election which is coming up in May 2022. Francia is the the first Black woman to run for president of Colombia, got her start as a 15-year-old community organizer in her hometown of Suarez in the 1990s.

Raquel Coronell

Raquel Coronell Uribe is the first Latina president of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper. She was just 7 years old when she arrived in the United States without speaking any English. She is the daughter of two Colombian journalists who sought asylum in the United States. At the age of 16 she was diagnosed with leukemia, and I went through almost three years of treatment and beat this disease. She uses her work to inspire Latinx people and highlight the intersections that exist in #immigrantexperiences.