Barba, Simona (1893-1965) Teacher and director of the Escuela Maria Martinez for 50 years. Awarded the medal “Ignacio M Altamirano” by the Mexican president after her death.
Campbell, Otto famous artist who studied under Diego Rivera
Castro, Lucha lawyer, activist in Chihuahua City and Juarez, MX see Women Activists page
Chávez Cano, Esther Human rights activist see Women Activists page
Chiu, Bertha (1927-2009) famous medal winning multi sport female athlete (track, basketball, softball) winning the first Gold Medal for Mexico in 50 years in the Panamerican Games
Dávila, Luz María / Villas de Salvarcar massacre Confronted Mexican President Felipe Calderón over the killing of teens at a birthday party in the Villas de Salvarcar neighborhood in Juarez, 2010. see Women Activists page
de Andrade, Flores early Mexican activist see Women Activists page
de la Vega, Guadalupe Arizpe -- Mexican health care leader in Ciudad Juarez / Founder of FEMAP see Women Activists page
Escobedo, Marisela (1958-2010) assassinated social activist in Juarez protesting the failure of the police to investigate femicides in Cd. Juarez see Women Activists page
Herrera Jordan, David Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission for Mexico who developed a solution to the Chamizal border dispute in 1962-1963.
Samaniego, Mariano Dr. Juarez pioneer physician, governor of Chihuahua, health officer, soldier. See Men in Medicine and Science page.
Saucedo García, Dra. María Adriana Named Mujer Ilustre 2022 Cofounder of UACJ and and of the Hospital General. First woman to graduate in the first graduating class of the Escuela de Medicina.
Uranga, Jose Maria mayor of Paso del Norte/Ciudad Juarez during the years of the U.S. Civil war
Digitalized copy. by Fidelia Miller Puckett. also available at UTEP and the El Paso Public LIbrary -- Main Includes mentions of Juarez pioneers such as Mariano Samaniego and Ynocente Ochoa
Juarez Pioneers given honorary membership to Pioneer Association of El Paso, 1904. Dr. Mariano Samaniego (see Men to Research Medical tab), Don Jose Maria Flores, Don Ynocente Ochoa, (both dry goods merchants), and Don Espiridion Provencio. "all of whom had played important roles in the growth of El Paso".
Texas history materials: photos, maps, city directories, newspaper articles ( El Paso newspapers early 1900s only) journal articles and more .. Worth a quick search on your topic.
Research tips
Note details that might seem insignificant at first glance, in case one finds other information later.
Women's information is often found through researching the men in their lives (i.e. husband, fathers, etc.) so the notes here might only state that Mrs. X was married to Mr. X who was important for some reason, but in researching him, there might be information about his wife found later.
Research full text of local newspaper articles back to 1881 in this database available to EPCC users and in person in EPCC Libraries:
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1881 - current.
Chamizal arbitration. The case of the United States of America before the International boundary commission, United States-Mexico, Hon. Eugene Lafleur presiding under the provisions of the convention between the United States of America and the United Sta
Ciudad Juárez: Saga of a legendary border city by 
Courage, Resistance, and Women in Ciudad Juárez by 
From the Pass to the Pueblos by 
