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| Born | Felicita Gómez, February 5, 1916, Juncos, Puerto Rico |
| Died | April 12, 1998, Fullerton, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | US |
| Occupation | Farmer, American civil rights pioneer |
| Years active | 1943–1970 |
| Known for | Success in ending California school segregation |
| Spouse(s) | Gonzalo Mendez |
| Children | Four sons: Victor, Gonzalo, Jerome and Phillip, two daughters, Sylvia Mendez and Sandra Duran |
About Felicitas Méndez
Activist Felicitas Méndez was born in Puerto Rico, United States on February 15, 1916. She dies at the age of 82, on April 12, 1998.
Activist from Puerto Rico who rose to prominence during the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1946 case Mendez v. Westminster, she and her husband spearheaded a fight for educational civil rights that helped set the standard for ending legal segregation.
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Felicitas Méndez before becoming famous
Felicitas Méndez was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1916 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She came to southern California with her family when she was 12 years old to work in the fields. Despite the fact that she and her family were Puerto Ricans, they were racially stereotyped as Mexicans.
Achievement of Felicitas Méndez
Following the Mendez v. Westminster decision, California's then-governor, Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, sought to desegregate all public schools. As a result, her children were among the first Hispanics in California to attend an all-White school.
Felicitas Méndez's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
Gonzalo, her husband, and she had three children.
Felicitas Méndez Collabed with
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's argument before the Supreme Court in the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education hearing in 1954 was influenced by her case Mendez v. Westminster.
Felicitas Méndez Income & Net worth
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Felicitas Méndez Height and Weight
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Latest information about Felicitas Méndez updated on March 14 2023.
