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Maida Springer, Pioneer Latina Labor Leader
Maida Springer was a Panama-born labor leader in New York who ran for office and championed civil rights. Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, Northeast, Unions
Tagged American Labor Party, ILGWU, Liberal Party
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Edward Roybal for California Lt. Governor in 1954
Edward R. Roybal, the first Mexican American to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in modern times, also held the distinction of being the first Latino to serve as a major party nominee for statewide office in California in 1954. Continue reading
Posted in Activist Profiles, California, Elected Officials, Unions
Tagged California Democratic Council, CSO, ILGWU, Pat Brown, Roybal
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She Was One of Us: Eleanor Roosevelt and the American Worker
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a larger-than-life figure, a well-known New Dealer with an affinity for the struggles of women, workers, and minorities. An adroit behind-the-scenes advocate, she also assumed a groundbreaking public role: she wrote a daily newspaper column, … Continue reading