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May 10, 2024 · Nina Otero-Warren was an American public official and activist who was a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage in New Mexico. She was also the first Hispanic woman to run (1922) for a seat in the U.S. Congress and the first female superintendent of public schools (1917–29) in Santa Fe, New
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María Adelina Isabel Emilia " Nina " Otero-Warren (October 23, 1881 – January 3, 1965) was an American woman's suffragist, educator, and politician. Otero-Warren created a legacy of civil service through her work in education, politics, and public health. She became one of New Mexico 's first female government officials when she served as ...
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- María Adelina Isabel Emilia Otero, October 23, 1881, near Los Lunas, New Mexico, U.S.
By Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History | 2020-2022. Adelina Otero-Warren, the first Hispanic woman to run for U.S. Congress and the first female superintendent of public schools in Santa Fe, was a leader in New Mexico’s woman’s suffrage movement. She emphasized the necessity of Spanish in the suffrage fight to ...
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Aug 15, 2022 · Nina Otero-Warren María Adelina Isabel Emilia “Nina” Otero-Warren was born on October 23, 1881. Her family were wealthy Hispanos, descendants of the original Spanish settlers of New Mexico. As an adult, she became active in New Mexico politics and American women’s suffrage (known at the time as “woman suffrage”).
She met her husband, Rawson D. Warren, in 1907. Thirty five years old, he was the commanding officer of the Fifth US Cavalry stationed at Fort Wingate, near Gallup, New Mexico. [2] Nina, who was 26 at the time, married Warren on June 25, 1908 becoming Nina Otero-Warren. After their Santa Fe wedding, Nina and Rawson moved back to Fort Wingate.
Jul 22, 2022 · Nina Otero-Warren on July 11, 1923. Library of Congress / Getty Images Otero-Warren was born near Los Lunas in 1881 in an influential New Mexico Hispanic family descended from Spanish settlers.
Jul 14, 2022 · Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was an activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century. She was the first Latina to run for Congress and the first Latina superintendent of ...
