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Jovita Idar
Idar c. 1905
Born
Jovita Idar Vivero

(1885-09-07)September 7, 1885
Occupation(s)Civil rights activist, journalist

Jovita Idar Vivero (September 7, 1885 – June 15, 1946) was a Mexican-American teacher, writer, and activist.[1]  She fought for the right to education, the right for women to vote, and for the rights of Mexican-Americans.[2] 

She became a teacher in 1903 but quit to write for La Crónica (a newspaper owned by her father).[1] In 1914, she wrote an editorial in El Progreso (The Progress) newspaper which criticized the US army interfering in the Mexican Revolution.[1]  The Texas Rangers tried to shut the newspaper down, but when they came to El Progreso’s office, Jovita Idár stood in the doorway so they had to turn back.[2]  The officers shut it down the next day when she was not there.[1]  However, she continued to use La Crónica to voice her opinions.[3]  Eventually, she and her brothers took it over.[3] For the rest of her life, she used the freedom of the press to keep arguing for civil rights.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Celebrating Jovita Idár". www.google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Medina, Jennifer (10 Aug 2020). "Overlooked No More: Jovita Idár, Who Promoted Rights of Mexican-Americans and Women". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "How Journalist Jovita Idár Fought to Document Mexican-American History". Observer. 21 Sept 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)