Elizabeth Martínez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elizabeth Martínez

American activist

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1925

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: editor, social activist, community organizer, feminist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elizabeth "Betita" Martínez (born December 12, 1925) is an American Chicana feminist and a long-time community organizer, activist, author, and educator.
She has written numerous books and articles on different topics relating to social movements in the Americas.
Her best-known work is the bilingual 500 years of Chicano History in Pictures, which later formed the basis for the educational video ¡Viva la Causa! 500 Years of Chicano History.
Her work has been hailed by Angela Y.
Davis as comprising "one of the most important living histories of progressive activism in the contemporary era ...
[Martínez is] inimitable ...
irrepressible ...
indefatigable."