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Wishing all the fantastic women out there changing the world! This year's theme is "Inspire Inclusion" as we celebrate diversity and empowerment.

- Renowned poet and civil rights activist.

- Known for her literary works addressing themes of feminism, race, and social justice.

- Advocated for Puerto Rican independence and women's rights.

- Instrumental in the landmark Mendez v. Westminster case, which challenged segregation in California schools in the 1940s.

- The case laid the groundwork for the desegregation of schools across the United States.

- Played a pivotal role in the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917, which granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans.

- Advocate for Puerto Rican civil rights and suffrage.

- Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer.

- First Latina to win an Academy Award for her role in "West Side Story" (1961).

- Achieved EGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award.

- Central figure in the landmark Mendez v. Westminster case, challenging segregation in California schools.

- Advocate for educational equity and civil rights.

- First Puerto Rican woman elected to the New York State Assembly.

- Advocate for education, housing, and civil rights in the Bronx community.

- Physicist who worked for NASA.

- Recognized for her contributions to the development of the Space Shuttle program.

- The first Hispanic, and the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court

- Advocate for the rights of defendants and criminal justice reform, and is known for her impassioned dissents on issues of race, ethnicity, and gender identity, including in Schuette v. BAMN, Utah v. Strieff, and Trump v. Hawaii

Do you know or have heard of some of these amazing women? Did you know some of them were Puerto Rican?

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