Antonia Pantoja
Puerto Rican educator and social worker
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Antonia Pantoja, was a Puerto Rican educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and the founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College and Producir. In 1996, she was the first Puerto Rican woman to receive the American... Wikipedia
Born: September 13, 1922, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: May 24, 2002 (age 79 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Education: Columbia University, Hunter College, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, and more
Books: Memoir of a visionary
Organization founded: ASPIRA Association
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom
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