Mela Leger
Mela Leger | |
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| Born | Manuelita de Atocha Romero Lucero 1928 |
| Died | 2006 (aged 77–78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Loretta Heights College New Mexico Highlands University |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, school founder |
| Known for | Advocate for bilingual education |
| Spouse | Ray Leger |
| Children | Teresa Leger Fernandez |
Manuelita de Atocha Leger (née Romero Lucero; 1928–2006), known as Mela Leger, was an early proponent for bilingual education in New Mexico. With her husband Ray Leger, she helped write the 1973 Bilingual Multicultural Education Act, which provided for Spanish and Indigenous languages to be taught in New Mexico K12 schools.