Castro, Rosie, 1947-
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Born in 1947, Rosie Castro was raised in San Antonio, Texas. She attended both Little Flower Catholic Elementary and High Schools, where she was president and valedictorian of her class and organized a Catholic Youth Club at the school. She attended Our Lady of the Lake University (OLL) where she was a member of the National Education Association (NEA)and organized the Young Democrats (also known as Young Democratic Clubs of America) at OLL. She served as president of the Bexar County Young Democrats, as vice-president of the women's division of the Young Democrats at the state level, and as Bexar County party chair of the Raza Unida Party. She worked for the Mexican American Unity Council (MAUC) and the City of San Antonio. She earned a master's degree from the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) and interned with the City of San Antonio. At the time of the interview, Ms. Castro was working for the San Antonio Housing Authority and was serving on the Board of Network, a Catholic Social Justice Lobby group.
From the description of Oral history interview with Rosie Castro, 1996 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 320859077
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Subjects:
- Abortion
- Boycotts
- Chicano movement
- Family violence
- Feminism
- Glass ceiling (Employment discrimination)
- Housing authorities
- Local government
- Mexican American mayors
- Mexican American newspapers
- Mexican American politicians
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican American students
- Mexican American women politicians
- Military base closures
- Race discrimination
- Sex discrimination against women
- Socialism
- Water-supply
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- San Antonio (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas--Edwards Aquifer (as recorded)
- Bexar County (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas--San Antonio (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Kelly Air Force Base (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
