Thousands of workers at the Southern Pecan Shelling Company walked out of their jobs 87 years ago in what has become known as the Pecan Shellers Strike, the largest strike in San Antonio history. The ...
When her father’s death forces Petra to leave school and shell pecans in a factory with her stepmother, Amá, the 13-year-old mourns her lost dreams of graduating and becoming a writer. In 1930s San ...
In today’s modern world, it is often difficult to believe the strides our society and economy have made in regard to worker’s rights, and although many of those hard-earned rights are under attack ...
When owners of a San Antonio, Texas, pecan-shelling plant reduced low wages even more, 21-year-old Emma Tenayuca led the Mexican and Mexican American workers in walking out. Learn more women’s history ...
When owners of a San Antonio, Texas, pecan-shelling plant reduced low wages even more, 21-year-old Emma Tenayuca led the Mexican and Mexican American workers in walking out. Learn more women’s history ...
A local author hopes her new book, a fictionalized story of the San Antonio pecan shellers strike, reaches school-aged children who might not otherwise know about the historic movement. Why it matters ...
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