Jovita Mireles González Manuscripts and Works ca.1925-1980

Mireles, Jovita González 1904-1983

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Jovita González Mireles was born on January 18, 1904, in Roma, Texas. Educated in Texas institutions of higher learning, González Mireles began her career as an educator at St. Mary's Hall in San Antonio and at Miller and Ray High Schools in Corpus Christi. Her interest in folklore was stimulated after meeting J. Frank Dobie in 1925. She began writing for the Texas Folklore Society and became the first Mexican American to serve as president of that organization during 19...

Fisher, Roy B.

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Mireles, E. E. (Edmundo Eduardo), 1905-1987

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Mexican-American pioneers of bilingual education in Texas, E.E. and Jovita González Mireles, were advocates for the teaching of Spanish language in primary schools from 1939 until their deaths in the 1980s. E.E. Mireles served as an educational administrator and policy maker, and helped to found the Pan American Council, dedicated to the study of Spanish, Latin America and its people. Jovita González Mireles taught in the public school system and wrote the novels, Caballero and Dew on the Thor...