In this episode, historian and writer Dr. Tiffany González tells us the story of Irma Rangel, the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1976.

We talk about Irma Rangel’s path to politics, how she started as a teacher, and then decided to become a lawyer. She saw a lack of representation for Mexican American citizens in politics and the concerns in the community which needed to be addressed. We talk about how she was encouraged, the opposition she faced, and what she accomplished over her 20 years in public office.