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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.
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.
Jul 22, 2022 · Adelina "Nina" Otero-Warren, a Mexican American educator and activist, fought for women's right to vote and blazed a trail when she ran for Congress.
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren’s enthusiasm for suffrage proved crucial to the movement in New Mexico, where she became a leader in the efforts of the National Woman’s Party to organize the state.
Adelina Otero-Warren was a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and a trailblazer in New Mexico state government. Her story and the story of other influential suffragists are told through objects and stories in Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman Suffrage online at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History .
Wealthy, educated, and affable, Otero-Warren was active in New Mexico politics as well as the woman suffrage movement. As her family’s eldest daughter, she balanced her activism with the traditional gender role of family matriarch following the deaths of her parents.
Aug 17, 2020 · Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a longtime resident of the house and one of New Mexico’s most prominent suffragists. A suffragist is a person who fought for women’s right to vote.
