HEROES OF SOCIAL INCLUSION
The 20 heroes featured in this special section reflect the diverse fabric of those who fight
and have fought for the rights of our hemisphere’s underserved populations. Together, they
represent 11 countries, and their causes range from equal rights for women, Indigenous,
immigrants, and same-sex couples to the promotion of health care and financial access.
Additional heroes are profiled at www.americasquarterly.org/inclusion-heroes.
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Thurgood Marshall
Opening Hearts and Minds by Bill Clinton
Ruth Cardoso
Legacies of My Mother by Beatriz Cardoso
Mónica Roa
Protecting Women’s Rights Through the Courts
by Mónica Roa
Santiago Levy
The Creator of CCTs Looks to a New Challenge
to Social Inclusion by Santiago Levy
Rosalina Tuyuc
Defending the Rights of Guatemala’s War Widows
by Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez
Cesar Chavez
Defending the Voiceless Immigrants—
and Future Generations by Julián Castro
Beth Robinson
An Advocate’s Victory by Stannard “Stan” Baker
Hernando de Soto
The Meaning of Property by Hernando de Soto
Julio Frenk
The Inclusive Potential of Universal Health Care
Access by Julio Frenk
María Elena Moyano
A Symbol—and Victim—of Peru’s Transformation
by Carolina Trivelli
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