The National Museum of Mexican Art honored women of extraordinary artistic and social accomplishment on Friday, March 22nd at the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Women of Achievement Awards. The Awards acknowledge outstanding contributions to the City of Chicago and the enduring spirit of women worldwide. More than 100 civic and industry leaders attended the luncheon ceremony at the University Club of Chicago.
2019 Sor Juana Women of Achievement Honorees:
Evette Cardona, vice president of Programs for the Polk Bros. Foundation
Gloria Castillo, president and CEO of Chicago United
Cheryl Cooke, manager of Corporate Giving, Allstate Insurance Company
Linda Lutton, education reporter, WBEZ 91.5FM
Maria Nena Torres, PhD, professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois
Sor Juana was a 17th-century Mexican nun who valued and fought for a woman’s right to education. Sor Juana was a celebrated playwright, mathematician and poet and is considered the first feminist of the Americas. For information, visit www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
Photo Caption Top – NMMA Trustee Marta Cerda JD; Evette Cardona; NMMA president Carlos Tortolero
Photo Caption Left – Janet Dominguez, representing Gift of Hope (awards luncheon sponsor); Gloria Castillo; NMMA president Carlos Tortolero
Photo Caption Right – NMMA president Carlos Tortolero; Cheryl Cooke; NMMA Trustee Martin Castro
Photo Caption 4- NMMA president Carlos Tortolero; Linda Lutton; NMMA Chief Development Officer Barbara Engelskirchen
Photo Caption 5- NMMA Trustee Elizabeth Lopez; Maria Nena Torres; NMMA president Carlos Tortolero
Photo Credit: National Museum of Mexican Art
