Gloria Gallardo
Born(1938-10-16)October 16, 1938
San Antonio, Texas
DiedFebruary 14, 2012(2012-02-14) (aged 73)
NationalityChicana
OrganizationLas Hermanas
ChildrenErvey Longoria

Gloria Graciela Gallardo (October 16, 1938 - February 14, 2012)[1][2] was a Chicana activist and former religious sister. She is best known for her involvement in the 1970 student boycotts in Houston, coordinating the huelga schools and for co-founding Las Hermanas.

Biography

Gallardo was born in San Antonio.[3] She became a member of the Sisters of the Holy Ghost.[4] After taking vows, Gallardo began to work what was considered a "rough" part of town, Alazán-Apache Courts in San Antonio.[5] She worked for several years in barrios in San Antonio.[6]

In 1969, she was asked to come to Houston to work as the interim director of the Mexican American Education Council (MAEC).[7] In this capacity, she helped support student boycotts against unfair policies, protested and spoke publicly for MAEC.[8] Gallardo was a leader in the Mexican American boycott of the Houston public schools in the early 1970s.[9] In September 1970, she set up special schools, called strike or huelga schools, for students to get an education while they were boycotting the school district.[10]

Gallardo met Sister Gregoria Ortega through a friend, Father Edmundo Rodriguez in 1970.[11] Together, they worked to identify Hispanic nuns in the United States and invited them to join a group. While they were working on the project, Ortega, who had recently been fired from her diocese had no income, and Gallardo shared her salary from her work with the Galveston-Houston diocese.[11] Gallardo and Ortega then worked together to invite Mexican American nuns to create an organization for Spanish speaking religious women in April 1971.[12] The group was formed and called Las Hermanas. Gallardo was elected to be the first president of Las Hermanas at this first meeting.[13] Gallardo also edited their newsletter, Informes, which was first sent out on September 19, 1971.[14]

In 1972, Gallardo resigned from the leadership team of Las Hermanas.[15] She didn't like the change in direction the organization was taking.[16]

Eventually Gallardo left religious life and was married.[16] She had a son, Ervey Longoria, in 1977.[17] Gallardo died in 2012.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Gloria Gallardo". Texas Birth Index. Retrieved 22 September 2017 – via Family Search.
  2. 1 2 "Gloria Longoria Obituary". Funeraria Del Angel Trevino Funeral Home. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  3. ↑ Badillo, David A. (2006-05-17). Latinos and the New Immigrant Church. JHU Press. pp. 160. ISBN 9780801883880. gloria gallardo sister.
  4. ↑ Medina 2006, p. 373.
  5. ↑ Medina 2004, p. 52.
  6. ↑ Sandoval, Moises (March 2010). "Journey to the center of the church". U.S. Catholic. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  7. ↑ Medina 2004, p. 52-53.
  8. ↑ Treviño, Roberto R. (2007). "Faith and Justice". In Treviño, Roberto R.; Francaviglia, Richard V. (eds.). Catholicism in the American West: A Rosary of Hidden Voices. Texas A&M University Press. p. 152. ISBN 9781585446216.
  9. ↑ Treviño 2006, p. 184.
  10. ↑ "Chicanos Open 7 More Strike Schools". Arizona Daily Star. 1970-09-09. p. 32. Retrieved 2017-09-21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 Medina, Lara (2009). "Ortega, Gregoria". In De La Torre, Miguel A. (ed.). Hispanic American Religious Cultures: A - M. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. pp. 413–414. ISBN 9781598841398.
  12. ↑ Flores, María Eva (2010-06-15). "Las Hermanas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  13. ↑ "Spanish-Speaking Nuns Form National Caucus". Longview News-Journal. 1971-04-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2017-09-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Medina 2004, p. 60.
  15. ↑ Medina 2004, p. 71.
  16. 1 2 Medina 2004, p. 66.
  17. ↑ "Ervey Jose Longoria". Texas Birth Index. Retrieved 22 September 2017 – via Family Search.

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