by Kristyn Senters | Aug 20, 2020 | Count Her In
Image from The Texas Senate Born: 1946 (Laredo, TX) Noted For: Judith Pappas Zaffirini is noted as the first Mexican-American woman elected to the Texas Senate. In a political era characterized by strong partisanship that often impedes progress, Senator Judith...
by David Nordyke | Aug 20, 2020 | Count Her In
Image from Twitter (City of San Antonio) Born: 1922 (Fort Worth) Died: 2019 (San Antonio) Noted For: Lila Banks Cockrell was noted as the first woman to serve as mayor of San Antonio, Texas. In 1975, Lila Cockrell stepped onto the pages of history—twice—when she...
by David Nordyke | Aug 20, 2020 | Count Her In
Image from “The Chicana Conference of 1971: Turning Visions into Action” In the 1970s, one of the most influential grassroots political movements was La Raza Unida, a Hispanic political party that emphasized Mexican-American nationalism and operated primarily in Texas...
by David Nordyke | Aug 20, 2020 | Count Her In
Image from The Dallas Morning News Archives Born: 1917 (Dallas) Died: 2004 (Dallas) Noted For: Julia Scott Reed is noted as the first African-American journalist to work at The Dallas Morning News, as well as an influential writer about Dallas civic affairs, civil...
by David Nordyke | Aug 20, 2020 | Count Her In
Hermine Tobolowsky (right). Image from The Southwest Collection Archive within the Special Collections Library at Texas Tech. Born: 1921 (San Antonio) Died: 1995 Noted For: Hermine Dalkowitz Tobolowsky was a Texas lawyer noted as a prominent champion for the Equal...
by David Nordyke | Jul 8, 2020 | Count Her In
Born: 1929 (Chicago) Noted For: Wilhelmina Ruth Delco is a politician and educator noted as the first African-American elected official in Travis County and a 20-year member of the Texas State Legislature. Image from Wikimedia Commons From an early age, Wilhelmina...
