Felicitas Mendez

Felicitas Gómez Martínez de Mendez was a Puerto Rican activist in the American civil rights movement. In 1946, Mendez and her husband Gonzalo led an educational civil rights battle... Wikipedia

• Born:  Felicita Gómez, February 5, 1916, Juncos, Puerto Rico
• Age at death:  82 years
• 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
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