Antonia Pantoja

Antonia Pantoja
Pantoja in 1996
BornSeptember 13, 1922
Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico
DiedMay 24, 2002 (aged 79)
Manhattan, New York
NationalityPuerto Rican
EducationHunter College

Columbia School of Social Work

Union Graduate School
Occupation(s)Social worker, educator, civil rights activist
OrganizationASPIRA
PartnerWilhemina Perry
AwardsPresidential Medal of Freedom

Antonia Pantoja (September 13, 1922 – May 24, 2002), was a Puerto Rican educator, social worker, feminist, civil rights leader and the founder of ASPIRA, the Puerto Rican Forum, Boricua College and Producir. In 1996, she was the first Puerto Rican woman to receive the American Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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