About America Iglesias Thatcher
Lived 1907 – 1989 (aged 81). America Iglesias Thatcher was an activist.
América Iglesias Thatcher (November 4, 1907 – April 20, 1989) was a Puerto-Rican-American labor activist and the daughter of Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias.
Early life Thatcher was the daughter of Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias. She had seven sisters, named Libertad, Igualdad, Justicia, Paz, Luz, Fraternidad and Victory.
She worked as staff for Rose Pesotta and helped organise garment workers. Correspondence between Pesotta and Thatcher was widely cited in Elaine Leeder's 1993 book The Gentle General: Rose Pesotta, Anarchist and Labor Organizer.
Death She died in Los Angeles, aged 81.
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Who was America Iglesias Thatcher?
Puerto Rican labor activist
When was America Iglesias Thatcher born?
America Iglesias Thatcher was born on 4 November 1907.
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America Iglesias Thatcher died on 20 April 1989.
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America Iglesias Thatcher was an activist.
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