Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz (Jesuita Lopez; 1919 – September 2, 2013) was a Chicano-American who worked with Dolores Huerta and Caesar Chavez to fight for farm worker rights.[1]
She was born in Anaheim, California, and started working on the farm at age 5.[1] In 1932 she worked for the San Juan Capistrano to translate during a farm worker strike.[1] She joined the National Farm Workers Association (later known as the United Farm workers) and was the first female recruiter and became one of the best.[1] She participated in strikes and helped to ban the short-handed hoe, which led to back injuries of the farm workers.[1][2] She also helped teach farm workers English.[3]
Jessie de la Cruz worked for the Fresno County Economic Opportunity Commission, the Central California Action Associates, and California's Commission on the Status of Women.[1] While working for the United Farm Workers, she advocated for more women in leadership roles.[1] She retired from the United Farm Workers in 1993 and began working in the California Rural Legal Assistance and a Catholic Charity.[1]
She continued to be a political activist until she died in 2013.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Quinnell, Kenneth (4 Mar 2020). "Women's History Month Profiles: Jessie Lopez de la Cruz". aflcio.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ thesecondchance (2013-09-05). "Remembering Jessie De La Cruz: farm worker, organizer, and activist". Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ "Hispanic Heritage Month: Jessie Lopez de la Cruz". California Labor Federation. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
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