Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (1895–1991)
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Raised on a ranch at La Liendre, Fabiola received a degree from New Mexico Normal School. She worked as a rural teacher and an agricultural Home Extension agent. In the 1930s, she became a charter member of La Sociedad Folklorica. An author and teacher, she dedicated her life to preserving Hispanic traditions.
In 1954, she wrote “We Fed Them Cactus,” a book about growing up at La Liendre.
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