wa00016. Latinas and their Families
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Sister Maria Luisa "Molly" Muñoz papers
Chicana nun, nurse, and activist that worked closely with migrant workers and families.
West Liberty Latino History collection
History of Latinx people in Iowa from 1938-2011.
LULAC Councils #306 and #308 (Des Moines, Iowa) records
The League of United Latin American Citizens Councils #306 and #308 provided opportunities for educational, social, and civil rights advancement for Latinos in the area through scholarships, social events, and political activism.
Rev. William T. O'Connor papers
Roman Catholic priest and labor rights advocate who taught at St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa.
“Pathways to Iowa: Migration Stories from the Iowa Women’s Archives”
An exhibit focused on migration to Iowa that was hosted at the University of Iowa Libraries in 2012.
Ila Plasencia papers
First president of the women’s LULAC Council #306 in Des Moines, Iowa, served on state commissions, and advocated for civil rights for Iowa’s Latino community.
Maria Mercedes Aguilera papers
Factory worker who was among the first Latinas to be hired at the International Harvester Company Farmall plant in Rock Island, Illinois.
Fidencio Martínez papers
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) artist, activist, and co-editor of Invisible Faces: Identity Portrays.
Women:Hood Project records
Oral histories exploring personal experiences of femininity, and images of responsive artworks.
"Two Miles North of Mason City: Sugar Beet Row, 1930-1935" collection
Local history project on Mexican American migration and agriculture in Mason City, Iowa.
Otilia Gomez Savala papers
Davenport woman raised in the Cook's Point neighborhood, whose parents emigrated from Mexico in the early twentieth century.
Lucy and Henry Vargas papers
Mexican American activists from Davenport, Iowa.
Maria Cano Martinez papers
Maria Cano came to Iowa from Guanajuato, Mexico, with her parents in 1928. She established a Spanish language interpreter program at the University of Iowa Hospitals in 1975.
Adella Martinez papers
A former resident of Cook's Point, Davenport, whose parents emigrated from Mexico to the United States in the early 1900s.
Alejandra (Hondo) Porrez Lozano papers
Longtime resident of Fort Madison, Iowa, and leader in LULAC Council 304, the first council in Iowa of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Muscatine Migrant Committee records
Migrant agency that advocated for agricultural laborers employed temporarily on eastern Iowa farms.
La Casa Latina (Sioux City, Iowa)
Non-profit organization that helped recent Latino immigrants and non-English speakers in the Siouxland area obtain human services, healthcare, housing, and other basic needs.
Maria Rundquist papers
Sioux City business owner and political activist who emigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1978.
Mary Vasquez Olvera papers
Davenport, Iowa, woman whose parents came to Iowa from Mexico in the 1910s.
Estefania Joyce Rodriguez papers
Family photographs taken in Iowa, Alabama, and Mexico.