num_pages: 377
description: Foreword by Elisa Sanchez. This volume provides informative profiles of 200 Hispanic American women who have achieved national or international prominence in all fields of endeavor. With an emphasis on contemporary women (but not limited to living individuals), detailed entries provide personal, career and educational information and discuss significant achievements. Here's a sample of the fascinating women whose stories your patrons will read about in Book Jennifer Lopez -- highest-paid Hispanic American actress and star of "Selena" Mariah Carey -- Grammy-award winning singer Hilda Perera -- children's author; nominee for 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature Belen Robles -- President of LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) Lydia Villa-Komaroff -- molecular biologist; winner of the 1996 Hispanic Achievement Award Rebecca Lobo -- WNBA player and former Olympic athlete And others Book II also features a foreword by Elisa Maria Sánchez, president of MANA, a National Latina Organization.
language: English
title: Notable Hispanic American Women: Book II
titlecomplete: Notable Hispanic American Women: Book II
publisher: Gale