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The phrase “Wise Latina” is creating a cottage industry

Aug 14, 2009, 8:24 AM 0

LatinaLista — Ever since the Republicans chose to ridicule Sotomayor for her usage of the words “wise Latina” in a speech she gave, it has become the battle cry and impetus for countless “wise Latina” groups to be formed,…

General, Women

The real meaning of a “wise Latina”

Jul 15, 2009, 5:07 PM 20

LatinaLista — As the first Latina Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor has gotten a lot of grief partly over the very thing that makes her nomination so historically significant — the fact that she is Latina. Over the…