Moreno Aznar, Luis

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Dates:
Active 1940
Active 1993

Biographical notes:

A civil rights activist and lifelong fighter for social justice, Luisa was one of California's most influential CIO labor organizers. During the 1930s and 40s she was an organizer for the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America (UCAPAWA). In 1939 she was one of the principal founders of El Congreso de Pueblos que Hablan Espanol. Her name at birth was Rosa Rodriguez Lopez, and her married name, Rosa Rodriguez de Bemis.

From the description of Luisa Moreno papers, 1940-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866688

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Subjects:

  • Labor
  • Mexican Americans

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Places:

  • California (as recorded)