Collections Spotlight: Nina Otero-Warren
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren’ was a member of the National Woman’s Party Advisory Council and a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement who promoted use of the Spanish language in both education and politics in order to reach wider audiences. In 1917 Otero-Warren was appointed Superintendent of Santa Fe County Public Schools. In this position she focused on improving conditions of Hispanic and Native American communities. In 1921 she became the first Hispanic woman to run for Congress, although she was defeated in the general election.
Nina Otero-Warren: Topics in Chronicling America
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Nina Otero-Warren Quarter U.S. Mint
Nina Otero-Warren Improved Education and Fought for Suffrage Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren bio National Women’s History Museum