Oral History Interview with Lorena Andrade, July 17, 2015

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Interview with Lorena Andrade, civil rights and labor activist from El Paso, Texas. Ms. Andrade was born in Los Angeles, California and attended the University of Minnesota, where she became involved with Chicano activism. In El Paso, she has been an advocate for labor and founded the organization La Mujer Obrera, The Working Woman, to support women affected by NAFTA.

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2 audio recordings (2 hr., 28 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col. ; digital

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Andrade, Lorena; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David July 17, 2015.

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Interview with Lorena Andrade, civil rights and labor activist from El Paso, Texas. Ms. Andrade was born in Los Angeles, California and attended the University of Minnesota, where she became involved with Chicano activism. In El Paso, she has been an advocate for labor and founded the organization La Mujer Obrera, The Working Woman, to support women affected by NAFTA.

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2 audio recordings (2 hr., 28 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col. ; digital

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  • July 17, 2015

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Andrade, Lorena; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David. Oral History Interview with Lorena Andrade, July 17, 2015, audio recording, July 17, 2015; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1040195/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library.

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