As we work to gather support for H.R.3054 – 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act, we inevitably look back at the work of some of the 6,600 writers employed by the WPA Federal Writers’ Project. In this series we introduce a few that you may not have heard of, even though some of them were and continue to be very influential.
Introducing Aurora Lucero-White.
Aurora Lucero-White, a proud Nuevomexicana Author, Folklorist, Educator and Suffragist is credited with preserving New Mexican traditional culture as a member of the WPA New Mexico Writers’ Project, in Los Hispanos and several other books.
A peek inside the WPA New Mexico Writers’ Project, Aurora Lucero-White front & center pen in hand. She’s not on the FWP Wikipedia page Notable Participants list but if you’re Latinx, a woman or a history buff, etc. she’s worth knowing!
More information on Aurora Lucero-White (AKA Aurora Lucero-White Lea) and the WPA New Mexico Writers’ Project:
Nov 2020 Winning with Work
By Hannah Abelbeck
https://www.elpalacio.org/2020/11/winning-with-work/
Aurora Lucero- White
Wikipedia
Aurora Lucero-White Lea
WorldCat listing
David Kipen 