Olga Ramos Peña

Olga Ramos Peña (July 22, 1925 – July 18, 2024) was an American political organizer and activist from San Antonio, Texas. She was one of the first Mexican Americans to join the Democratic Women's Club and recruited other women from the Hispanic and African American communities to join the Club. She also served as campaign manager for her husband Alberto Antonio Peña Jr. who was elected Bexar County Commissioner.

Early life and education Olga Peña was born in San Antonio in July 1925. Her parents were originally from Mexico and immigrated to the United States when they were young, and became U.S. citizens in 1937. Peña's childhood home was in West San Antonio, in a segregated neighborhood. Her mother, Francis Navarro Diaz was a stay-at-home mother and cared for her and her two younger brothers, Guadalupe and Hugo. Her father, Guadalupe Gutierrez Ramos, worked for a Mexican-owned soda manufacturer as a beverage delivery driver who delivered to various retailers in the San Antonio area. Peña, the oldest child, had two brothers, both veterans of wars. Her father used to drive her to school in his delivery truck as the family owned no vehicle. They divorced in 1972.

Peña died in San Antonio on July 18, 2024 at the age of 98.