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"LAS WACS" written by Carmen García Rosado about Puerto Rican women involvement in the World War II Women Army Corps
Carmen Rosado was among the first 200 Puerto Rican women to be recruited into the WAC's during World War II. This is the first book to document the experiences of the first 200 Puerto Rican women who participated in said conflict as members of the…
"The Year of the Chicano"
Mexican American women and children in Davenport carrying signs to protest discriminatory hiring practices at the Oscar Mayer plant: "1970 Year of the Chicano" and "Don't buy Oscar Mayer products, August 1970."
Interview of Carmen Rosado.
Carmen Rosado is interviewed about her experience in the Las WACS - The Women's Army Corps.
Mary Terronez candling eggs.
Mary Terronez candling eggs at the Davenport Produce Company, 1940s.