Emma Tenayuca
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 25 years ago |
Date of birth | December 21,1916 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | San Antonio |
Texas | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 23,1999 |
Died | San Antonio |
Texas | |
United States | |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Homer Bartchy |
Other name | La Pasionaria de Texas |
Education | Our Lady of the Lake University |
Brackenridge High School | |
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ID | 690712 |
Emma Tenayuca Life story
Emma Beatrice Tenayuca was an American labor leader, union organizer, civil rights activist, and educator. She is best known for her work organizing Mexican workers in Texas during the 1930s, particularly for leading the 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike.