Emma Tenayuca: Latina labor leader in San Antonio

Latina labor leader Emma Tenayuca was born in San Antonio in 1916 and was attending political rallies before the age of eight. In 1932, at age 16, she took part in the spontaneous Finck cigar workers strike in San Antonio. At the time Tenayuca was a member of the local chapter of the Workers Alliance, a national organization formed by the Communist Party of the United States. During the strike, she was arrested and jailed.

Helen Bass Williams: Educator and Civil Rights Activist

The following post was written by Katey Watson, the France A. Córdova Archivist at Purdue University Purdue University archivists have long known Helen Bass Williams’ significance to not only Purdue, but U.S. history. In 1968, she became Purdue’s first Black faculty member and was integral in establishing many support systems for Black students, staff, and