Hidden from History: Jovita Idar
Special | 7m 37s
A film that chronicles the life of feminist and civil rights activist, Jovita Idár.
Jovita Idár was a journalist and civil rights activist who fought against injustices endured by women and Mexican Americans in the 20th century. This film explores Idár’s journalistic career as part of her family’s Spanish-language periodicals, La Crónica and El Progreso, and her advocacy of women’s rights, including her involvement in La Liga Femenil Mexicanista (the League of Mexican Women).
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Citizens At Last is a local public television program presented by Austin PBS
Hidden from History: Jovita Idar
Special | 7m 37s
Jovita Idár was a journalist and civil rights activist who fought against injustices endured by women and Mexican Americans in the 20th century. This film explores Idár’s journalistic career as part of her family’s Spanish-language periodicals, La Crónica and El Progreso, and her advocacy of women’s rights, including her involvement in La Liga Femenil Mexicanista (the League of Mexican Women).
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Citizens At Last is a local public television program presented by Austin PBS