Question: Facts: - known for: establishing pioneering scholarship in border studies . organizations for workers in maquiladoras and for her - birth name: maria guillermina valdes - death date: 11 september 1991 - education: university michigan of texas at el paso , university of - children: 3 - birth date: 15 december 1939 - name: maria guillermina valdes villalva - citizenship: united states - birth place: el paso , texas - religion: catholic - occupation: scholar and activist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of maria guillermina valdes villalva .
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maria guillermina -lrb- guille -rrb- valdes villalva -lrb- also known as guillermina valdez de villalva or villalba , december 15 , 1939-september 11 , 1991 -rrb- was a chicana scholar and activist born in el paso , texas .she was considered an '' authority '' and '' pioneer '' on researching united states-mexico border issues and had a '' lifelong commitment to social justice . ''