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Overlooked No More: Elena Zelayeta, Emissary for Mexican Cooking

Beginning the 1930s in San Francisco, she transformed the image of her native Mexican cuisine in the United States with a restaurant and popular cookbooks, all while overcoming a loss of sight.

By Mayukh Sen

Biographical Information Deaths (Obituaries) Inventions and Patents Ruiz Robles, Angela (1895-1975) Spain Teachers and School Employees

Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader

Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ textbook load.

By Cindy Shmerler

Biographical Information Records and Achievements Women and Girls

Overlooked No More: Alice Anderson, Who Ran Australia’s First All-Woman Garage

Her car repair business was described as having a staff “capable of doing the jobs any male member of the automobile industry would undertake.”

By Briohny Doyle

Biographical Information California Canyon Cinema Foundation Deaths (Obituaries) Documentary Films and Programs Movies Occidental College Strand, Chick (1931-2009) Women and Girls

Overlooked No More: Chick Strand, Pioneering Experimental Filmmaker

Often turning her lens on women, she emerged as one of independent cinema’s fiercest proponents on the West Coast.

By Sean Malin

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