21-12-1916 USA: Emma Tenayuca, Mexican-American labour leader, is born. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Te...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
21-12-1916 USA: Emma Tenayuca, Mexican-American labour leader, is born. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Te...
I just have a feeling, a very strong feeling, that if ever this world is civilized, that it would be more the work of women.
Emma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca
August 23, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I just have a feeling, a very strong feeling, that if ever this world is civilized, that it would be more the work of women.
Emma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca
It's almost Labor Day! Let's talk about labor heroes!
My favorite:
Emma Tenayuca, a Texas labor union leader who in 1938, at age 21, organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.
My favorite:
Emma Tenayuca, a Texas labor union leader who in 1938, at age 21, organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.
September 1, 2023 at 1:56 PM
It's almost Labor Day! Let's talk about labor heroes!
My favorite:
Emma Tenayuca, a Texas labor union leader who in 1938, at age 21, organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.
My favorite:
Emma Tenayuca, a Texas labor union leader who in 1938, at age 21, organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.
Study for Tenayuca https://www.wikiart.org/en/josef-albers/study-for-tenayuca-1938
September 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Study for Tenayuca https://www.wikiart.org/en/josef-albers/study-for-tenayuca-1938
Okay, it's not labor day, but I'm thinking about Emma Tenayuca and the battles she fought. Not going back.
It's almost Labor Day! Let's talk about labor heroes!
My favorite:
Emma Tenayuca, a Texas labor union leader who in 1938, at age 21, organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.
My favorite:
Emma Tenayuca, a Texas labor union leader who in 1938, at age 21, organized the largest strike in San Antonio history.
November 3, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Okay, it's not labor day, but I'm thinking about Emma Tenayuca and the battles she fought. Not going back.
“I have never looked upon socialism or upon social democracy as coming about suddenly as the result of a crisis. I look upon it as an educational endeavor, where people learn to work together, where they learn to think together.” - Emma Tenayuca legend of the Texan working class
May 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“I have never looked upon socialism or upon social democracy as coming about suddenly as the result of a crisis. I look upon it as an educational endeavor, where people learn to work together, where they learn to think together.” - Emma Tenayuca legend of the Texan working class
Las zonas arqueológicas de Tenayuca y Santa Cecilia Acatitlán, las grandes olvidadas de los recorridos turísticos al norte de la CDMX.
January 11, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Las zonas arqueológicas de Tenayuca y Santa Cecilia Acatitlán, las grandes olvidadas de los recorridos turísticos al norte de la CDMX.
#OtD 21 Dec 1916 Mexican-American strike leader, Emma Tenayuca, was born in San Antonio. Most famously, she led a successful strike of 12,000 pecan-shelling women in 1938 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9359...
December 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 21 Dec 1916 Mexican-American strike leader, Emma Tenayuca, was born in San Antonio. Most famously, she led a successful strike of 12,000 pecan-shelling women in 1938 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9359...
🗓️Jan 31,1938: Emma Tenayuca organized & led the San Antonio pecan shellers strike, with 12,000 Mexican American workers. During the strike, multiple arrests were made including Tenayuca, ending successfully on Mar 8th, leading to improved wages. #WomenInHistory #HiddenHerStory shorturl.at/YoGUf
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🗓️Jan 31,1938: Emma Tenayuca organized & led the San Antonio pecan shellers strike, with 12,000 Mexican American workers. During the strike, multiple arrests were made including Tenayuca, ending successfully on Mar 8th, leading to improved wages. #WomenInHistory #HiddenHerStory shorturl.at/YoGUf
Emma Tenayuca and the Strike that Shook San Antonio
On this week's Labor History Today: Before she turned 20, Emma Tenayuca led thousands of Mexican American pecan shellers into one of the largest strikes of the 1930s. A fearless young organizer from San Antonio, Texas, Tenayuca fought for worker
On this week's Labor History Today: Before she turned 20, Emma Tenayuca led thousands of Mexican American pecan shellers into one of the largest strikes of the 1930s. A fearless young organizer from San Antonio, Texas, Tenayuca fought for worker
Emma Tenayuca and the Strike that Shook San Antonio
On this week's Labor History Today: Before she turned 20, Emma Tenayuca led thousands of Mexican American pecan shellers into one of the largest strikes of the 1930s. A fearless young organizer from San Antonio, Texas, Tenayuca fought for workers’ rights, racial justice, and dignity—despite arrest, red-baiting, and death threats. Her story, largely left out of mainstream labor history, still resonates in today’s struggles for immigrant and worker justice. This episode features a segment from Solidarity Works, the podcast of the United Steelworkers Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. #LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory
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May 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Emma Tenayuca and the Strike that Shook San Antonio
On this week's Labor History Today: Before she turned 20, Emma Tenayuca led thousands of Mexican American pecan shellers into one of the largest strikes of the 1930s. A fearless young organizer from San Antonio, Texas, Tenayuca fought for worker
On this week's Labor History Today: Before she turned 20, Emma Tenayuca led thousands of Mexican American pecan shellers into one of the largest strikes of the 1930s. A fearless young organizer from San Antonio, Texas, Tenayuca fought for worker
Emma Tenayuca was a "working-class Mexican kid who took a look around and decided that things needed to change." Read @kimkelly.bsky.social @thenation.com on the strike of 12,000 pecan shellers led by the 21-year-old Tenayuca in San Antonio #OTD in 1938: loom.ly/T0hRqPk
The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca
84 years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history—and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble.
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January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Emma Tenayuca was a "working-class Mexican kid who took a look around and decided that things needed to change." Read @kimkelly.bsky.social @thenation.com on the strike of 12,000 pecan shellers led by the 21-year-old Tenayuca in San Antonio #OTD in 1938: loom.ly/T0hRqPk
#OtD 31 Jan 1938 mostly Latina women pecan shellers at the Southern Pecan-Shelling Company in Texas went on strike against low wages. Led by firebrand, Emma Tenayuca, they held out for a month and won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1036...
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
#OtD 31 Jan 1938 mostly Latina women pecan shellers at the Southern Pecan-Shelling Company in Texas went on strike against low wages. Led by firebrand, Emma Tenayuca, they held out for a month and won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1036...
#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth
In the depths of the Great Depression, Hispanic pecan-shelling workers in Texas endured sweatshop conditions to earn $2 to $3 a week. In 1938, 22-year-old Emma Beatrice Tenayuca led 12,000 workers, mostly women, in a strike for higher wages. /1
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth
In the depths of the Great Depression, Hispanic pecan-shelling workers in Texas endured sweatshop conditions to earn $2 to $3 a week. In 1938, 22-year-old Emma Beatrice Tenayuca led 12,000 workers, mostly women, in a strike for higher wages. /1
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth
In the depths of the Great Depression, Hispanic pecan-shelling workers in Texas endured sweatshop conditions to earn $2 to $3 a week. In 1938, 22-year-old Emma Beatrice Tenayuca led 12,000 workers, mostly women, in a strike for higher wages. /1
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth
In the depths of the Great Depression, Hispanic pecan-shelling workers in Texas endured sweatshop conditions to earn $2 to $3 a week. In 1938, 22-year-old Emma Beatrice Tenayuca led 12,000 workers, mostly women, in a strike for higher wages. /1
#OtD 23 Jul 1999 Emma Tenayuca, Mexican-American strike leader died aged 82. Taking part in many strikes, she is best known for being elected strike leader of the successful 1938 women pecan shellers' strike. More info here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9575...
July 23, 2026 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 23 Jul 1999 Emma Tenayuca, Mexican-American strike leader died aged 82. Taking part in many strikes, she is best known for being elected strike leader of the successful 1938 women pecan shellers' strike. More info here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9575...
March 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
In 1933, Tenayuca was inspired to join the labor movement when she joined striking cigar factory workers. She began working with the Workers Alliance of America, and also led marches, sit-ins and other demonstrations protesting issues directly affecting the Mexican American community. /4
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In 1933, Tenayuca was inspired to join the labor movement when she joined striking cigar factory workers. She began working with the Workers Alliance of America, and also led marches, sit-ins and other demonstrations protesting issues directly affecting the Mexican American community. /4
“I never thought in terms of fear, I thought in terms of justice.” Labor journalist and historian @kimkelly.bsky.social tells us about Emma Tenayuca and the Pecan Shellers Strike.
Follow @opinorg.bsky.social for more labor history 💪🏽
#laborhistory #texashistory
Follow @opinorg.bsky.social for more labor history 💪🏽
#laborhistory #texashistory
August 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
“I never thought in terms of fear, I thought in terms of justice.” Labor journalist and historian @kimkelly.bsky.social tells us about Emma Tenayuca and the Pecan Shellers Strike.
Follow @opinorg.bsky.social for more labor history 💪🏽
#laborhistory #texashistory
Follow @opinorg.bsky.social for more labor history 💪🏽
#laborhistory #texashistory
Cool, surprising thing: watching Spurs Timberwolves and at the end of the 1st quarter for Hispanic Heritage Night they displayed a custom Spurs jersey in honor of Emma Tenayuca
November 3, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Cool, surprising thing: watching Spurs Timberwolves and at the end of the 1st quarter for Hispanic Heritage Night they displayed a custom Spurs jersey in honor of Emma Tenayuca
When the Southern Pecan Shelling Co. announced a 20% pay cut, around 12,000 Mexican American workers walked out en masse on Jan. 31, 1938. They chanted “Emma, Emma” and elected Tenayuca as their leader. The strike lasted 37 days and was met with police brutality and hundreds of arrests. /6
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
When the Southern Pecan Shelling Co. announced a 20% pay cut, around 12,000 Mexican American workers walked out en masse on Jan. 31, 1938. They chanted “Emma, Emma” and elected Tenayuca as their leader. The strike lasted 37 days and was met with police brutality and hundreds of arrests. /6
With radical political commitments and a sharp mind for strategy, 21-year-old Emma Tenayuca rose to lead 12,000 Mexican American women pecan shellers on strike in San Antonio, Texas.
Nearly a century later, we can learn from her example.
Nearly a century later, we can learn from her example.
Emma Tenayuca Championed Class Struggle and Migrant Rights
Almost a century ago, labor activist Emma Tenayuca led Mexican American women in San Antonio’s legendary pecan shellers’ strike, facing down bosses, police, and the Klan. Today amid renewed nativist hate, we can learn from her example.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With radical political commitments and a sharp mind for strategy, 21-year-old Emma Tenayuca rose to lead 12,000 Mexican American women pecan shellers on strike in San Antonio, Texas.
Nearly a century later, we can learn from her example.
Nearly a century later, we can learn from her example.
A ceramic possum, found at the old Chichimeca capital of Tenayuca. At Mexico’s National Anthropology Museum.
(Old stories claimed that the possum robbed the gods to bring fire to humans, which means that Prometheus was actually a friendly marsupial).
(Old stories claimed that the possum robbed the gods to bring fire to humans, which means that Prometheus was actually a friendly marsupial).
December 21, 2023 at 3:27 PM
A ceramic possum, found at the old Chichimeca capital of Tenayuca. At Mexico’s National Anthropology Museum.
(Old stories claimed that the possum robbed the gods to bring fire to humans, which means that Prometheus was actually a friendly marsupial).
(Old stories claimed that the possum robbed the gods to bring fire to humans, which means that Prometheus was actually a friendly marsupial).
Playboy Bunny Eorzea or something. Happy Easter, ya filthy animals. 🖤
#GPOSE | #GPOSERS | #ffxivgpose | #midlander | #oc:Quanah
#GPOSE | #GPOSERS | #ffxivgpose | #midlander | #oc:Quanah
April 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Playboy Bunny Eorzea or something. Happy Easter, ya filthy animals. 🖤
#GPOSE | #GPOSERS | #ffxivgpose | #midlander | #oc:Quanah
#GPOSE | #GPOSERS | #ffxivgpose | #midlander | #oc:Quanah
Emma Tenayuca, she unionized pecan shellers in San Antonio in the 30’s.
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January 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Emma Tenayuca, she unionized pecan shellers in San Antonio in the 30’s.
Tenayuca was born in 1916 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born into a large, blue-collar family, and her grandfather instilled in her a strong interest in the hardships of Mexican Americans and a knowledge of the political activity that could address those hardships. /2
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tenayuca was born in 1916 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born into a large, blue-collar family, and her grandfather instilled in her a strong interest in the hardships of Mexican Americans and a knowledge of the political activity that could address those hardships. /2