A project dedicated to increasing recognition for San Antonio labor activist and educator Emma Tenayuca. Run by a St. Mary's public history graduate student.
San Antonio, TX
Joined June 2021
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The goal of this project is to increase awareness of San Antonio labor activist Emma Tenayuca and her contributions to the community.
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Born #OTD in 1916, Emma Tenayuca was a trailblazing labor rights leader in Texas and a leader of the Workers Alliance of America. She organized the largest ever strike in San Antonio with the Pecan Shellers’ Strike of 1938 to protest low wages and unhealthy working conditions.
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The Nation, “The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca” – Agency anarchistagency.com/in-the-n…
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Honoring the legacy of #EmmaTenayuca and the rights of labor. #SAisLOVE #Cultura #History #PecanShellersStrike #HUELGA – at San Antonio, TX
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Thank you to the students of Burbank HS, Mr. Amphlett and Mr. Muñiz for welcoming me and giving me the opportunity to discuss the legacy of Emma Tenayuca and the Pecan Shellers Strike!
It is so important that we recognize our rich labor history in San Antonio! 🤝 – at San Antonio, TX
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Thinking about San Antonio labor leader Emma Tenayuca today mysanantonio.com/news/local/…
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San Antonio has often been the center of Mexican American culture & activism.
Today, I joined @SomosMACRI, @Ron_Nirenberg, @TeriCastilloD5 & others to push for the designation of Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way on Cevallos St from I-35 to Probandt to honor her life as a labor leader.
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Local civil rights icon Emma Tenayuca is set to be honored decades after her work and activism in San Antonio. ksat.com/news/local/2022/11/…
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I was proud to join @TeriCastilloD5, @JoaquinCastrotx, @SomosMACRI, and Emma Tenayuca's family to announce a Council Consideration Request that honors Emma's legacy.
The designation of Emma Tenayuca Memorial Way will be the first of many commemorations of San Antonio's heritage.
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"The plan is about the future, to educate generations, now and then, about the contributions made by people like Emma Tenayuca to our community and to the world.”
Emma's memorialization is just the start.
CC: @TeriCastilloD5 @JoaquinCastrotx @SomosMACRI
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🌞This morning, I visited our Carvajal Elementary school students to read the children's book on Emma Tenayuca's life called "That's Not Fair!/¡No es Justo!" Thank you for having me, and I look forward to visiting again!📚
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“I was arrested a number of times. I never thought in terms of fear. I thought in terms of justice."
Let's honor the brave Emma Tenayuca. In 1938, she led 12k pecan shellers’, mostly Mexican-American women, to march out of San Antonio factories for better work conditions.
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Ever wonder what labor organizer, Emma Tenayuca was like as a teenager? I wrote a short piece on her high school years, check it out #LatinaHistory
As a teen, Emma Tenayuca paved the way to becoming one of the most important labor organizers of the 20th century. Learn about this remarkable young woman who understood injustice and was convinced that she could make a change. s.si.edu/3KqabZu
#BecauseOfHerStory
