Graciela Olivárez (1928-1987)
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N 35° 04.196 W 106° 38.749
13S E 349936 N 3882036
This New Mexico Historic Women Marker faces out from the Northwest corner at Broadway Blvd. and Avenida Cesar Chavez.
Waymark Code: WMCT9X
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2011
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Marker Text:
Attorney, public servant, and activist, Graciela Olivárez was a high school dropout who became the first woman graduate of Notre Dame Law School where an award is presented each year in her name. She led national anti-poverty efforts and ensured equal representation of men and women on the National Council of La Raza's Board of Directors. In 1980, she started the nation's first Spanish-language television network.
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