Antonia Pantoja | |
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.jpg) Pantoja in 1996 | |
| Born | September 13, 1922 |
| Died | May 24, 2002 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation(s) | educator, social worker, feminist and civil rights leader |
| Notes | |
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 | |
Antonia Pantoja (September 13, 1922 – May 24, 2002), was a Puerto Rican educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and the founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College and Producir. In 1996, she was the first Puerto Rican woman to receive the American Presidential Medal of Freedom.