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The Founding Members of the CWA

Founders of CWA (left to right): Beverly Sfingi, Jeri Taylor, Cherry Ishimatsu, and Corky Larson; January 1976; black and white photo
"Chavez Critic Calls for Tighter-Knit Farm Group"
"Speaks for Agriculture--Sister Thomas More Bertels, OSF, was keynote speaker at a seminar dinner for California Women for Agriculture at Palm Springs Spa last night. She goes over issues of local interest with Patricia 'Corky' Larson, left, CWA…
"Farm Labor Issue Giving Resounding Defeat At the Polls"
"Controversial Proposition 14 was defeated by a resounding margin of 4,733,577 opposed to 2,880,215 in favor."
"Farmer's Daughters"
"Casey Hausman, left, Lauri Russell, and Debbie Hannon show support for farmers in rally against Proposition 14 held at Devonshire Dawns in San Fernando Valley"
"Five Reasons Proposition 14 Should Be Defeated"
CWA highlights sections of the labor initiative and provide reasons for disagreement with the proposition.
"Me Thinks Governor Brown Stinks"
"Three hundred men, women, and children of all ages representing the Farm Bureau, California Women for Agriculture and other farm-related organizations were in Sacramento last Thursday to petition Governor Brown 'to stop lying to the people of…
"Nun Says Church Backing of UFW is Creating False Image in the East"
"Sister calls portrayal of farmer as tycoon 'bunk'"
"Plan Initiative Fight 1976"
"Harry Kubo, Fresno area farmer and chairman of an ad hoc committee of California agricultural groups, goes over plans for fighting farm labor initiative sponsored by Cesar Chaves and United Farm Workers of America, with members of California Women…
"Speaker Exhorts Farm Women"

Sister Thomas Bertels was the guest speaker at a CWA event.