UTSA hosted the Jovita Idár Quarter Release Thursday at the downtown Buena Vista Theater in collaboration with the United States Mint and the National Women’s History Museum. The event commemorated the achievements of Mexican-American journalist, suffragist and activist Jovita Idár with the creation of her dedicated quarter. It also served to launch Hispanic Heritage Month,.
The Mexican American woman who stood up to the Texas Rangers and fought for civil rights
Jennifer Medina
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Jovita Idar was a journalist for La Cronica, her family s Laredo newspaper. She helped establish and lead the Liga Femenil Mexicanista, one of the earliest known 20th-century organizations of Mexican American women.UTSA Special CollectionsShow MoreShow Less
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Jovita Idar, second from right, stands in the print shop of Laredo’s El Progreso with other newspaper employees.UTSA Special CollectionsShow MoreShow Less
When the Texas Rangers showed up outside the office of the newspaper El Progreso in 1914 with the intent of shutting it down, Jovita Idár, a writer and editor, was waiting at the front door to block them from entering. And she was not about to back down.