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Biography of Vilma Socorro Martinez
Name: Vilma Socorro Martinez
Birth Date: 1943
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: activist, attorney, speaker
Vilma Socorro Martinez
Since the early 1970s, Mexican American attorney and activist Vilma Martinez (born 1943) has been a leading advocate for the civil rights of Hispanic Americans, especially at the ballot box.Growing up as a Mexican American in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s, Vilma Martinez experienced the effects of racial prejudice firsthand. Later, also because of her ethnicity, she was discouraged from trying to obtain a college education, but she ultimately graduated from a distinguished law school. While still in her twenties, she participated in an important civil rights case that came before the U.S. Supreme Court. Martinez subsequently served for nearly a decade as head of one of the most prominent advocacy organizations in the country. More recently, her work as a lawyer in private practice has focused on resolving labor disputes.Vilma Martinez was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1943. As a Mexican American, she was often treated …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…a seventh-grader named Shara of Bondy Intermediate School in Pasadena, Texas, tied for first place with her reflections on Martinez's approach to life. "...If more people had the same attitude as Vilma Martinez," wrote Shara, "our country wouldn't have as many homeless, unemployed, or people financially aided by the government." Associated Organizations Associated Events Griggs v. Duke Power Company Further Reading Coduye, Corinn, Vilma Martinez, Raintree/Steck Vaughan, 1989.Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, Gale, 1996, pp. 528-30.Notable Hispanic American Women, Gale, 1993, pp. 261-263.The Hispanic-American Almanac, Gale, 1993, p. 243."MALDEF: Background/Mission Statement," http://www.maldef.org/mission (April 3, 1998)."Presidential Records, 1973-1982," Research Guide to the Records of the Mexican/American Legal Defense Fund, http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/guides/m673 (April 3, 1998)."Project WisdomÄWinning Essays," Project Wisdom, http://www.projectwisdom.com (April 3, 1998)."Vilma Martinez Elected to Shell Oil Company Board of Directors," Shell Oil Company, http://ms.shellus.com/news/press120996 (April 3, 1998).
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