6 min
Workers: Emma Tenayuca Womanica
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- History
Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999) was a Mexican-American labor organizer and civil rights activist who led a wave of strikes by women workers in Texas during the Great Depression. She is known as la pasionaria de Texas, or the Passionate One.
Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999) was a Mexican-American labor organizer and civil rights activist who led a wave of strikes by women workers in Texas during the Great Depression. She is known as la pasionaria de Texas, or the Passionate One.
6 min