Jovita Idar Chicana Tejana Suffrage Journalist 15 Cm Square Badge

Jovita Idar was a teacher, journalist and activist in Laredo, Texas. She and her family ran a Spanish language newspaper called "La Cronica". Idar wrote under the pen names of A.V. Negra (black bird) and Astrea (the Greek goddess of justice.) Idar was the founder and first president of Liga Femenil Mexicanista in 1911. She was a pioneer of the Chicanismo movement and encouraged Americans of Mexican decent to remember and embrace their rich cultural heritage and retain their language by advocating for bilingual education.