Yvette Saavedra, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, has been awarded the 2024 Antonia I. Castañeda Prize for her article “Speaking for Themselves: Rancheras and Respectability in Mexican California, 1800-1850,” by the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies. This annual prize is awarded to historical scholarship that examines the intersections of class, race, gender and sexuality, particularly related to Chicana/Latina and/or Native/Indigenous women. 

Additionally, on April 22, 2024, Dr. Saavedra participated in a panel discussion related to the initiative by the Smithsonian and the University of Michigan titled, “The First 100: Chicanas Changing History.” This project highlights the achievements of the first 100 Chicanas who earned PhDs in history. If you would like to learn more, you can visit their website here.