The schooling for Chicano students was inadequate. Chicanos paid taxes to support decent schooling for their children yet they were denied entry to schools. Idar realized that her …

Jun 9, 2025 · Jovita Idár was a Mexican American journalist, teacher, and activist who devoted her life to fighting the racism and discrimination that she witnessed during her life in Texas. …

Jun 6, 2025 · The Jovita Idár Quarter honors a Mexican-American journalist, educator, and civil rights advocate whose work reshaped early 20th-century Texas.

Idar and her brothers began to advocate for women’s rights and continued to write about women’s suffrage in a positive light. In October of 1911, she founded and became the first president of …

Idar was chosen as its first president. Idar died in San Antonio, Texas on June 15, 1946. Throughout her life, she remained on the front lines of change and advocated fiercely for the …

Jovita Idar Juárez was a newspaper reporter and publisher who advocated for the preservation of Hispanic heritage through education and social services.

Jovita Idár was born to her parents in Laredo, Texas. Her father was a civil rights advocate and owner of La Crónica, a newspaper which offered information to Hispanics and exposed the …

Jovita Idar was its first president and made its primary goal to provide education for poor children. In 1913, during the Mexican Revolution, Idar traveled with revolutionary forces as a nurse.

Aug 7, 2020 · As a teacher, writer, editor and activist, Idár preserved Mexican culture in South Texas and encouraged women to pursue an education and push for equal rights.