Martinez, Anita Martin, 1945-

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Born in 1925 in Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Martínez was the first Mexican American woman elected to the Dallas City Council (1969) and is the founder of the Anita N. Martínez Ballet Folkórico Company. She was the recipient of the Mary McLarry Bywaters Award bestowed annually by the Dance Council, and has been listed in the "100 Most Influential Texas Women of the 20th Century" by the Dallas Morning News. During her career she has served as President of the Dallas Women's Restaurant Auxiliary and on the Board of Directors of the Young Women's Christian Association of Metropolitan Dallas.

From the description of Oral history interview with Anita Martínez, 1999 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 50544751

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referencedIn Anita Martinez. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
creatorOf Martínez, Anita N.,. Oral history interview with Anita Martínez, 1999 [videorecording]. University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library
referencedIn Gutiérrez, Jesús 1927-. Oral history interview with Jesús Gutiérrez, 1996 [videorecording]. University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library
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associatedWith Anita N. Martínez Ballet Folklórico. corporateBody
associatedWith Dallas City Council (Dallas, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gutiérrez, Jesús 1927- person
associatedWith Gutierrez, Jose Angel, person
associatedWith Martínez family. family
associatedWith Peace Corps (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith St. Ann's School (Dallas, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Mexican American Studies. corporateBody
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Texas--Dallas
West Dallas (Dallas, Tex.)
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Dance companies
Ethnic performing arts
Mexican American art
Mexican American leadership
Mexican Americans
Mexican American women
Politics, Practical
Women
Women city council members
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Birth 1945

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