#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 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...
“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 💪🏽
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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
#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...
Give to local shellers and non profit animal rescues.
May 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Give to local shellers and non profit animal rescues.
31-01-1938 USA: 12,000 pecan shellers, most of them Hispanic women, strike for higher wages and civil rights in San Antonio, Texas.
January 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
31-01-1938 USA: 12,000 pecan shellers, most of them Hispanic women, strike for higher wages and civil rights in San Antonio, Texas.
#BlueSkyArtShow
A day of treasure hunting on the coast with my favorite son fills my heart with #gratitude.
A day of treasure hunting on the coast with my favorite son fills my heart with #gratitude.
August 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A day of treasure hunting on the coast with my favorite son fills my heart with #gratitude.
A day of treasure hunting on the coast with my favorite son fills my heart with #gratitude.
i love combing through FEC data because how else would i have learned of Big Nut
March 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
i love combing through FEC data because how else would i have learned of Big Nut
Good morning Shellers!
March 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Good morning Shellers!
TODAY IN TEXAS HISTORY: Latina pecan shellers in 1938 defended rights and freedoms we still rely on today.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
TODAY IN TEXAS HISTORY: Latina pecan shellers in 1938 defended rights and freedoms we still rely on today.
Here’s how:
Here’s how:
🗓️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
Anna Catherine Wiley | The Pea Shellers, oil on canvas, 19.5 x 23.12 in. (49.5 x 58.7 cm.)
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Anna Catherine Wiley | The Pea Shellers, oil on canvas, 19.5 x 23.12 in. (49.5 x 58.7 cm.)
🧵 On this day in 1938, 12,000 — mostly Latina — pecan shellers walked off the job in San Antonio, protesting low wages & dangerous working conditions.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
January 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🧵 On this day in 1938, 12,000 — mostly Latina — pecan shellers walked off the job in San Antonio, protesting low wages & dangerous working conditions.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
• Remetente: Mira🌹
• Destinatário: Gounjaers
“Vocês são todos malucos, adoro vocês!”
• Destinatário: Gounjaers
“Vocês são todos malucos, adoro vocês!”
Keep On Rising (feat. Michelle Shellers)
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October 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
• Remetente: Mira🌹
• Destinatário: Gounjaers
“Vocês são todos malucos, adoro vocês!”
• Destinatário: Gounjaers
“Vocês são todos malucos, adoro vocês!”
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.
Keep On Rising (feat. Michelle Shellers)
Ian Carey, Michelle Shellers · Song · 2008
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November 14, 2023 at 1:14 AM
The Worm shells are very unique most Shellers think they are just broken shells.
March 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Worm shells are very unique most Shellers think they are just broken shells.
ai queria dancar essa musica em alguma festa open.spotify.com/track/3D8mVC...
Keep On Rising (feat. Michelle Shellers)
Ian Carey, Michelle Shellers · Keep On Rising (feat. Michelle Shellers) · Song · 2008
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October 4, 2024 at 11:34 PM
ai queria dancar essa musica em alguma festa open.spotify.com/track/3D8mVC...
Oh no, shellers have been perceived 🙈
June 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Oh no, shellers have been perceived 🙈
The pecan-shelling company finally agreed to investigate workers’ grievances and pay the minimum wage established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The success was short-lived, however. Within two years, the company mechanized the factory and eliminated 10,000 jobs. /7
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The pecan-shelling company finally agreed to investigate workers’ grievances and pay the minimum wage established by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The success was short-lived, however. Within two years, the company mechanized the factory and eliminated 10,000 jobs. /7
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.
Mexican pecan shellers cracking nuts. Union plant. San Antonio, Texas (1939 Mar.)
By: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986
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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017782708/
By: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986
#oldphotos #history #archives
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017782708/
June 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Mexican pecan shellers cracking nuts. Union plant. San Antonio, Texas (1939 Mar.)
By: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986
#oldphotos #history #archives
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017782708/
By: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986
#oldphotos #history #archives
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017782708/