Hispanic Heritage Month Figures

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Across
  1. 3. Male activist for farmer's rights
  2. 9. Two time Grammy nominee and famous actress
  3. 10. The first Hispanic person to serve on the Supreme Court
  4. 12. His journalistic integrity and fearless pursuit of the truth have earned him a spot in Time’s Most Influential People
  5. 13. Beloved singer killed in 1995, sings "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
  6. 15. The first Hispanic woman to travel to space
  7. 16. received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama
  8. 17. The youngest person elected to the House of Representatives
Down
  1. 1. Active in the liberation movements of Puerto Rico and Cuba, founding Las dos Antillas, a cultural and political group that worked for the islands’ independence
  2. 2. Helped desegregate California school by becoming the first Hispanic child at an all white school
  3. 4. Won an Oscar for her role in West Side Story
  4. 5. Civil rights activist, fourth governor of New Mexico, and the first Hispanic person to serve as a U.S. senator
  5. 6. Puerto Rican baseball player that is remembered for his humanitarian work, died in a plane crash
  6. 7. formed the World Central Kitchen (WCK) to provide hot meals to those affected by natural disasters
  7. 8. The first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  8. 11. A farmers rights activist and helped create the National Farm Workers Association
  9. 14. The third Latina to be nominated for an Emmy for Best Lead Actress