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Gender violence panel features prominent Mexican women’s rights activist
Olimpia Coral Melo spoke about her advocacy for the eponymous Olimpia Law, the first legislation to outlaw digital violence ...
Paquita la del Barrio, famed Mexican songstress of feminist anthems, dead at 77
Paquita la del Barrio, a singer-songwriter whose lyrics took aim at sexism, died in her Veracruz, Mexico, home in February.
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New Mexican restaurant puts focus on space for Vancouver's queer women, trans community
A veteran of Vancouver's food scene, Valeria Velazquez is striking out on her own. She's behind Gina's, a new plant-based ...
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The Women Who Brought Chili Con Carne To San Antonio
If you love chili, you can thank a group of enterprising women for promoting it in San Antonio, Texas. Learn the history of ...
Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican Singer, Dies at 77: 'A Unique and Irreplaceable Artist'
Born Francisca Viveros Barradas in 1947 in Veracruz, Mexico, the singer was known for songs such as "Tres Veces te Engañé" ...
Paquita la del Barrio, Whose Songs Empowered Women, Dies at 77
In unflinching ballads that spoke of the pain men can cause women, the Mexican singer often relied on what she learned in her ...
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Morena and Claudia Sheinbaum Have Kept Up Mexico’s Move to the Left
Incumbent parties around the world keep losing to upstart challengers. Yet Mexico’s López Obrador defied the trend, handing ...
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Indigenous Women Spotlight the Climate Crisis in New Mexico at Gathering Inside the Roundhouse
Participants highlighted concerns about oil and gas drilling, cleanup of sites contaminated by the uranium industry, hydrogen ...
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NM bill to bar trans women from women’s sports effectively defeated
A panel of New Mexico lawmakers Thursday tabled a bill that would have prevented trans women and girls from competing on ...
Paquita la del Barrio Honored With Mariachi Tribute in Mexico City Farewell
The remains of the singer were transferred to her restaurant in the Guerrero neighborhood, the historic downtown area, for a ...
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Paquita la del Barrio, famed Mexican songstress of feminist anthems, dead at 77
Those feelings are what guide people to my music ... They have helped empower many of her fellow Mexican women to stand up for themselves. "None of us are obligated to live with a man who ...