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Women in the Archives: Dr. Gloria Contreras

Dr. Gloria Contreras (1947- ) was recruited to work at the University of North Texas in 1987 because of her strong background in multicultural and social studies education. Her passion was teaching social studies with a global perspective, and furthering the place of women and minorities in education, teaching and scholarship. In 1989, she was appointed the first Director of the Office of Minority Affairs (now the Office of Multicultural Affairs), where she was tasked to create a plan to recruit and retain minority students and faculty.

Contreras co-authored some of the leading K-6 social studies textbooks published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, served as the Executive Editor of The Social Science, a national journal for educators, and was elected Director of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. In 2002, Contreras was honored as a Latina Living Legend by the Hispanic 50 (now Hispanic 100).

Black and white photo of a woman with glasses and a white blouse, a microphone in front of her. Her mouth is open, talking.
White page, signed Contreras in the top right corner. The middle of the page has the paper title, the bottom right has the date and other info in black text.
Three buttons, one black, one red, and one orange. The black one says Boycott at the top and Grapes at the bottom in white letters. The orange one has a white female symbol, the red one says Boycott Grapes in black.
A white page, the title on the top right of the page. The middle of the page is titled Mexico United Sates, the letters big and black and made to look like a person's head with a native american feathered headdress, with an eagle body shape below.
A newspaper clipping, with torn edges along the top and bottom. The title is at the top in bold letters, under it four columns of text.
A newspaper page, the newspaper name at the top, the article title under it on the left. Under that are two columns of text.
A black bulletin, the words Racism & Sexism at the top in big white and orange letters. The bottom half of the page has an orange brick-like pattern. Over it is the word Bigotry in cursive white letters.
A pink magazine cover, titled Social Education at the top in white letters. Under it is the title, and under that are two black and white photographs. The one on the left is of a woman in a feathered hat pushing a baby in a stroller. The one on the right is of a woman.
A white page with black drawing of a woman in glasses. The title is on the bottom part of the page.
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