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Latina suffragists
Latina suffragists refers to suffrage activists of Latin American origin who advocated for women's right to vote.

One of the most notable Latina suffragists is Adelina Otero-Warren from the state of New Mexico. Ortero-Warren was a prominent local organizer for the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage organized by Alice Paul. She was chosen by Paul to organize suffragists on behalf of the Congressional Union in 1917.

Other prominent Latina Suffragists include:


 * Josefina Fierro de Bright
 * Luisa Moreno, formerly known as Blanca Rosa López Rodríguez, immigrated to New York City from Guatemala and became a workers' rights activist.
 * Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
 * Maria Guadalupe Evangelina de Lopez, President of the College Equal Suffrage League.

Maria G.E. de Lopez was president of this league when women won the right to vote in California in 1911.Maria G.E. de Lopez, a high school teacher, was the first person in the state of California to give speeches in support of women's suffrage in Spanish.