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(56,912 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2014, 11:07 AM Jul 2014

Emma Tenayuca = Mexican-American labor rights activist [View all]

Emma Tenayuca, Mexican-American labor rights activist, died today in 1999. Her first arrest came during a protest for fair wages in 1933 at the young age of 16. Tenayuca’s campaigns against cigar companies, the Texan pecan industry, and beatings of immigrants by U.S. Border Patrol agents earned her respect and recognition in the labor movement.

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Thanks for posting this ... redqueen Jul 2014 #1

Life Affirming Women. Strong. Take Charge. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #2

Thank you, Emma. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #3

Incredible woman ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #4

yw, ism Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #5

Good I love her ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #6

yeah me too. Brave, Brave Soldier. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #7