Borderland Unionism: Latina Activism in Ybor City and Tampa, Florida, 1935-1937.

This article examines the intersections of gender, labor, and political organizing in Tampa and Ybor City, Florida from 1935 to 1937. By following the personal and professional evolution of labor leader Luisa Moreno in the US South, this article explores the reciprocal relationship between Latina to...

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Publicado en:Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 10 - 34
Autor principal: MCNAMARA, SARAH
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Illinois Press Summer2019
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