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Quick Facts. Significance: Suffragist, author, business woman, homesteader. Place of Birth: "La Constancia,” her family’s hacienda near Los Lunas, New Mexico. Date of Birth: October 23, 1881. Place of Death: Santa Fe, New Mexico. Date of Death: January 3, 1965. Place of Burial: Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cemetery Name: Rosario Cemetery.
Aug 15, 2022 · Otero-Warren advocated for the preservation of traditional languages and cultures, arguing that both Spanish and English languages be allowed in Santa Fe schools. It wasn’t until after her death, in 1965, that New Mexico became the first U.S. state to have a bilingual multicultural education law.
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...
Article. The Places of Nina Otero Warren. The content for this article was researched and written by Jade Ryerson, an intern with the Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education. Nina Otero-Warren, c. 1900. Image from the Bain News Collection, Library of Congress (https://lccn.loc.gov/2014716277).
Aug 17, 2020 · Nina Otero-Warren and the Quest for Women’s Right to Vote. August 17, 2020. Elizabeth Ehrnst. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum announces the renaming of the Otero-Bergere House by the Historic Santa Fe Foundation.
Aug 8, 2021 · Background: Nina Otero-Warren fought for equality in voting, education, and health. Born in 1881, she traced her roots in New Mexico to early Spanish occupation. Her father was killed in a wave of violence between incoming Anglo settlers and existing Spanish settlers when she was two years old.
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren Descended from elite Hispanos, or settlers of Spanish-speaking origins, she garnered support for women’s suffrage among Spanish- and English-speaking communities. She later served as New Mexico’s first female government official and made an unsuccessful congressional bid in 1922.
