Lupe Anguiano
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Lupe Anguiano (b. 1929) is a civil rights activist known for her work on women's rights, the rights of the poor, and the protection of the environment. A former nun, Anguiano was a national organizer for the United Farm Workers and the founder of the National Women's Employment and Education Model Program, which helped single female parents move beyond welfare poverty. She is a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus, along with Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug, and has worked on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment. Anguiano was a delegate to the historic "First Women's Conference" in Houston in 1977, where she, Jean Stapleton, and Coretta Scott King read the "Declaration of American Women." She currently volunteers at the California Coastal Protection Network, the Pacific Environment, and other environmental organizations. She has received numerous awards for her humanitarian work. Her papers are housed at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
