Source Set 3: Women's Labor

Source 3.A: Jose and Tecla Reyes in the Strawberry Fields

A photograph of Jose and Tecla Reyes in a strawberry field at Porter Ranch in Watsonville. The carts seen in the photograph were handmade by the Reyes'. Jose and Tecla's sons recalled that the wooden carts were heavy and difficult to maneuver down the rows since they had wooden wheels. The Reyes brothers also recalled their mother was faster with the cart than their father.

Black and white photo of man and woman picking strawberries with wooden carts in row crops. Woman is smiling.

Unknown. Jose and Tecla Reyes in the Strawberry Fields Links to an external site.. c. 1955. Photograph. Reyes Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.

Source 3.B: Rosario Lopez Interviewed by Hana Yamato

In this interview clip, Rosario Lopez reflects on her mother Margaret Yepez Lopez's career working in Watsonville's canneries.

"Rosario Lopez interviewed by Hana Yamamoto Links to an external site.." May 9, 2023. Lopez Family Collection, Watsonville is in the Heart: A Community Archive and Research Initiative.