Collections Spotlight: Influential Latinas
The Minerva’s Kaleidoscope blog highlights several influential women who appear in the picture book, Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers, by Guatemalan-American author, illustrator, and teacher Juliet Menéndez. Hear from Menéndez and learn more about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Teresa Carreño, Frida Kahlo, Celia Cruz, Sonia Sotomayor, Sandra Cisneros, and a couple more inspiring Latin artists found in the Library of Congress collections and beyond.
Meet the Subjects of Latinitas in the Library of Congress’s Collection Minerva’s Kaleidoscope blog
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Self portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Obras Selectas de la Celebre Monja de Mejico, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Precedidas de Su Biografia y Juicio Crítico Sobre Todas Sus Producciones 1873
- Semblanza de sor Juana 1938
- Spanish-language historical U.S. newspaper articles mentioning Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Teresa Carreño
- Teresa Carreño images
- Teresa Carreño Plays New-York Tribune, March 4, 1917
- U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Teresa Carreño
- Teresa Carreño primary sources Vassar Archives & Special Collections Library
- Teresa Carreño A Biographical Sketch Vassar Archives & Special Collections Library
Frida Kahlo
- Frida Kahlo images
- Frida Kahlo letter to Diego Rivera 1940 Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Frida Kahlo
- The Stories and Symbolism Behind 10 of Frida Kahlo’s Most Famous Paintings My Modern Met
- The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo PBS
- Frida Kahlo and her animalitos audio recording
- Frida Kahlo and her animalitos audio recording
- Mexican-American poet Eduardo Corral reading from his work, including “Poem After Frida Kahlo’s Painting the Broken Column”
- Frida Kahlo & contemporary thoughts
- Frida Kahlo : roupa como linguagem (cultura, arte e identidade) Portuguese
Celia Cruz
- La-Reina Celia
- Celia Cruz images
- U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Celia Cruz
- U.S. legislation in tribute to Celia Cruz
- Celia Cruz National Museum of African American History
- Celia Cruz Smithsonian
Collections Spotlight: Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Cisneros
- An Evening of Chicano poetry, including Sandra Cisneros 1986
- Nina Cassian and Sandra Cisneros reading their poems 1995
- Sandra Cisneros: 2012 National Book Festival video recording
- Sandra Cisneros: A Celebration of Mexico 2013 audio recording | transcript
- Sandra Cisneros: National Book Festival 2020 video recording
- 2020 National Book Festival Highlights: Sandra Cisneros National Book Festival blog
- Sandra Cisneros brief bio
- Sandra Cisneros National Women’s History Museum
- Sandra Cisneros author website
Primary Source Spotlight: Gabriela Mistral
Adriana del Carmen López Sántiz, Tseltal poet from Chiapas: brief bio | poetry readings