| Sumario: | The author of this article examines class differences in the distinctive approaches taken by community activists and organizers Carolina Mungia and Emma Tenayuca. Both women organized in Mejicano diasporic communities, comprised largely of refugees and exiles from the Mexican Revolution. Carolina Mungia organized the Circulo Cultural Isabel, la Catolica to improve the women of 'la raza' through domesticity, motherhood and self-education. Emma Tenayuca identified with her indigenous ancestry, committed herself to social and economic justice for the poor and working classes of San Antonio, Texas, joined the Communist Party, and led the pecan shellers strike in 1938. Identity and experience shaped both Carolina Munguia and Emma Tenayuca Each pursued her goal of community betterment in ways that reflected her distinct vision of what was possible for women to accomplish.
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