The first Latina trial judge in the United States, a female civil rights activist who was at the center of a landmark desegregation case and a woman who fought for the rights of farm workers are among the women honored in a Costa Mesa mural unveiled Monday, Oct.
Lead artist Alicia Rojas poses in front of angel wings during the unveiling of a public art mural honoring Latina community leaders on Monday, October 12, in Costa Mesa. A colorful 6-foot by foot mural adorns a wall facing Harbor Blvd. It was unveiled on Monday, October 12, and seeks to empower young women.
Juanita Chavez, the daughter of labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, attends a mural unveiling on behalf of her mom on Monday, October 12, in Costa Mesa.
The public art was unveiled on Monday, October 12, in Costa Mesa. An page bilingual coloring book was also revealed. It was unveiled on Monday, October 12, in Costa Mesa. Frances Munoz, the first Mexican female judge in California, speaks during a mural unveiling honoring her and other local Latina leaders on Monday, October 12, The public art is displayed on a residential wall facing Harbor Blvd.
The public art celebrates Latina community leaders. The public art includes eight paintings of Latina community leaders. Some of the women celebrated by the brightly colored mural, along with about 30 members of the community, were present for the unveiling. The mural was started in September through a partnership between Rojas and Camilo Romero, who Rojas said was the visionary for the piece.
