MELA LEGER - BILINGUAL EDUCATION PIONEER
N 35° 11.264 W 105° 03.644
13S E 494470 N 3893863
Official Scenic Historic Marker honoring one of New Mexico's Women, Mela Leger.
Waymark Code: WM9DHC
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2010
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Text from the marker:
"MELA LEGER - BILINGUAL EDUCATION PIONEER
1928-2006
AT FOUR, MANUELITA de ATOCHA (MELA) LUCERO LEGER READ SPANISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS TO HER BLIND GRANDFATHER IN COLONIAS. ALTHOUGH NEW MEXICO'S CONSTITUTION PROTECTS SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS, SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE OFTEN PUNISHED FOR SPEAKING SPANISH. AS A PIONEER IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION, MELA CHANGED THAT BY FOUNDING ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST BILINGUAL MULTI-CULTURAL SCHOOLS, DEVELOPING CURRICULUM, TRAINING TEACHERS AND HELPING WRITE THE HISTORIC 1973 BILINGUAL EDUCATION ACT."
This marker is located on Highway 84 between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas. The marker is on the side of the road, no special parking requirements.
History::
Her obitiuary is at this link:
http://www.nmabe.net/downloads/el_noticero/Feb-07.pdf
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: [Web Link]
Additional Point: Not Listed
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