Jovita gonzalez biography of rory

Mexican-American folklorist and writer (1904–1983)

Jovita González (January 18, 1904 – 1983) was a well-respected Mexican-American folklorist, educator, and writer, best known for writing Caballero: A Historical Novel (co-written with Margaret Eimer, pseudonym Eve Raleigh).

González was also involved in the commencement in the League of United Latin American Citizens and was the first female and the first Mexican-American to be the president of the Texas Folklore Society from 1930 to 1932. She saw a disconnect between Mexican-Americans and Anglos so in a lot of her work, she promoted Mexican culture and tried to ease the tensions between each group.^[1]

Background and upbringing

Jovita González was born near the Texas-Mexico border in Roma, Texas on January 18, 1904, to Jacob González Rodríguez and Severina Guerra Barrera.

She was born into an unordinary family. Her father's side was filled with hardworking educated Mexicans: "My father, Jacob Go