Graciela Gil Olivárez (March 9, 1928 – September 19, 1987) was an American lawyer and advocate for civil rights and for the poor.
When Olivárez's family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1944, she dropped out of high school and then proceeded to hold a position at a women's program director of KIFN, a Spanish-language radio station in 1952.
[4] The Notre Dame Hispanic Law Students Association presents an award in her name annually.
By 1972, Olivárez had been appointed the director of the University of New Mexico's Institute for Social Research and Development.
[1] Olivarez served as the chair of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and was one of the first two women on its board.