Object Details
Description
Salad for Boycotters features recipes for lettuce-free salads. This booklet with image of salad bowl with the United Farm Workers eagle was produced to support the boycott of non–union iceberg lettuce. Inside, suggestions include what other types of lettuce and greens to use in meal preparations, nutritional information, how to grow organic, foraging info, and wage info. This booklet was prepared in cooperation between the United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri and the U.F.W.
The United Farm Workers lobbied to raise wages, improve working conditions, and compensation after some fields became mechanized. Through well publicized strikes and boycotts the U.F.W. helped change the face of agriculture labor unions, change consumers thinking, and increase moral awareness.
date made
ca 1971
ID Number
2012.0036.02
catalog number
2012.0036.02
accession number
2012.0036
Object Name
booklet
pamphlet
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 1/2 in x 7 in; 21.59 cm x 17.78 cm
place made
United States: Missouri, Kansas City
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Food
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Exhibition
Food: Transforming the American Table
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Food Culture
Food Processing
Labor Unions
labor issues
Latino
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1422157