Alberta Gonzalez

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Alberta Gonzalez (1914-1996) migrated to Mullica Hill, NJ, from Puerto Rico in 1950. In 1954, with the goal of improving the life of migrant farmworkers, she became the first Puerto Rican woman to supervise a labor camp for migrants in New Jersey.

In addition to her advocacy for improved working and living conditions for workers, Gonzalez worked as a cook for migrant workers for 34 years.

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References

Burstyn, Joan N. “Alberta Gonzalez”. In Past and Promise, Lives of New Jersey Women, 1990 . http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54795007