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Anna María Nogar, Professor of Hispanic Southwest Studies, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico

Nina Otero-Warren – Latina champion of women's voting rights and education in New Mexico – will soon grace US quarters

A new U.S. quarter shows Nina Otero-Warren, a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools. U.S. Mint

Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was an activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century. She was the first Latina to run for Congress and the first Latina superintendent of the Santa Fe public schools. She is one of several women whose images are being featured on the U.S. quarter in 2022. The quarter in her honor is set to be released on Aug. 15, 2022. Here, Anna María Nogar, professor of Hispanic Southwest studies at the University of New Mexico, writes about Otero-Warren’s work and legacy.

1. How did Otero-Warren contribute to women’s political rights?

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