Author Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim to Speak about New Book

The Newark Public Library will host a program and book signing for Nationalist Heroines: Puerto Rican Women History Forgot, 1930s-1950s by Dr. Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim on Wednesday, June 29 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Main Library on 5 Washington Street. Dr. Jason Cortés, Assistant Professor of Spanish and US Latina/o Studies at Rutgers University-Newark will introduce the book and comment on Dr. Jiménez de Wagenheim’s contribution to our understanding of this historical period in Puerto Rico.

Books will be available for sale at a discounted price, and a percentage of the proceeds will support the New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center at the Newark Public Library. The Friends of HRIC are sponsoring the reception following the book presentation.

Visitors can park on nearby streets and in local commercial parking lots.
For this event there will also be parking available in the Rutgers-Newark parking lot on Essex Street, directly behind the Main Library. Those who wish to use the Essex Street Lot 506 must register in advance, and purchase a $5.00 parking pass, which should be displayed on the dashboard while parked at the Essex Lot.
Use this link to purchase the visitor pass: https//rudots.t2hosted.com/cmn/auth_guest.aspx