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Jessie Lopez De La Cruz was a Mexican America Farm worker and activist. She was the first women to work as a recruiter for the United Farm Workers and she was responsible for the signing up the highest amount of new members. She also worked at the first UFW hiring hall, which was located at her house in Parlier, CA. She joined every strike and protest she could, she was a community organizer and she also taught English to farm workers.
On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic and iconic leader.
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Sources
Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker by Gary Soto
https://aflcio.org/2020/3/25/womens-history-month-profiles-jessie-lopez-de-la-cruz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Lopez_De_La_Cruz
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