America Iglesias Thatcher

America Iglesias Thatcher

America Iglesias Thatcher (November 4 1907 – April 20 1989) was a Puerto-Rican-American labor activist and the daughter of Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias.

She worked as a translator in the office of American Federation of Labor President William Green, and also worked for the Pan-American Union. She was also the secretary for the Central Spanish Relief Committee for Republican Spain.

She died in Los Angeles.


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