In 1972, 4000 Chicanas and Mexicanas walked out of Farah Manufacturing company, in what would become one of the most significant labor strikes in the US, involving Mexican women.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic moment.

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Sources

https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=elmalcriado_states-countries
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/farah-strike
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farah_strike#Farah_Manufacturing_Company
https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203226/https://www.apwu.org//labor-history-articles/women-workers-defy-their-boss-and-win-union
https://texasarchive.org/2011_02871
https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-1/farah.pdf

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The Farah Strike