Born: Unknown, United States (assumed)
Died: Unknown
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Unknown
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Hortensia Villanueva formed a mothers’ club in December 1994. The wife of a union leader in Eastern Washington, Villanueva used space at the Farm Workers’ Clinic to organize the mothers of children who came down with contagious virus infections. Latinas have been leaders in groups such as United Farm Workers of America; Mexican American Women’s National Association (MANA), and the Washington Commission on Hispanic Affairs.