IPR is featuring some of the many Hispanic and Latino pioneers and modern-day heroes to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. In 1915, Joe Belden was born to Mexican parents in Texas. He spent his early childhood in Mexico, eventually graduating from high school in Texas. In the 1930s, Belden became interested in polling when he was a … Continue reading Pioneer Joe Belden (1915-2005)
IPR is featuring some of the many Hispanic and Latino pioneers and modern-day heroes to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Born in 1929 in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, Dr. Helen Rodríguez Trías was a public health expert and women’s rights activist. Dr. Rodríguez Trías earned her degrees in medicine from the University of … Continue reading Pioneer Helen Rodríguez Trías (1929-2001)