mexican american women

A biography of the United Farm Workers of America's first female organizer, Jessie De La Cruz, a Mexican American who began working in the California fields at the age of five, joined the UFW in 1966, and helped relieve the plight of field workers throughout the late twentieth century.

Chronicles the history of Chicana women since the sixteenth century, highlighting notable people, movements, achievements, and events. Presented in English and Spanish on facing pages, and including photographs and illustrations.

Surveys the life and work of this award-winning Latina author.