Elvira C HernandezIn 1916 when ELVIRA CHAVEZ was six years old, her family IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES to escape the violence of the MEXICAN REVOLUTION. Her father quickly found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in EL PASO, TEXAS; then in the MEAT-PACKING PLANTS of KANSAS CITY and finally on the FARMS of SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA. In Kansas City, Elvira became the PRIMARY MAKER OF TORTILLAS for the family. It was conservatively calculated that, over her lifetime, she MADE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION TORTILLAS. In Nebraska, BEGINNING AT AGE ELEVEN, Elvira LABORED IN THE SUGAR-BEET AND POTATO FIELDS FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. After that, she served as an ADVOCATE FOR MIGRANT FARM WORKERS, FOUNDED A WOMEN'S SENIOR CENTER, and WORKED IN A MIGRANT DAYCARE CENTER until her retirement at the age of 89. Read More Read Less