Английская Википедия:Felicitas Apodaca

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Felicitas Córdova Apodaca (March 6, 1912 – December 26, 1997) was an American women's and children's advocate and community activist. She became involved with the Community Service Organization (CSO) in El Monte, California.[1]

Biography

Apodaca was born in Manuel Doblado outside of Guanajuato, Mexico.[2] Her father worked at the ASARCO smelter outside of El Paso, Texas and the family lived in the smelter's housing for workers.[3] Apodaca's mother, Irene Santos Cordova, was a midwife who crossed from El Paso into Mexico to help deliver babies, even during the Mexican Revolution.[3] Apodaca attended El Paso High School, but never graduated and in 1937, married her husband, Juan Apodaca.[3]

She worked as a housewife for thirteen years, during which time she joined Planned Parenthood and was in publicity photographs with her son, Juan, for the organization in 1940.[3] Later, she moved from Texas to El Monte, California, where she joined the Community Service Organization (CSO).[3] Apodaca organized fund-raisers, various activities for young people of all ages and set up a food pantry.[3] Apodaca also became involved in providing paralegal information for Mexican immigrants to the United States.[3]

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