Juana Gutierrez
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Juana Gutierrez (born 1932) is an American political activist and community organizer.[1]
Gutierrez was born in Mexico. In 1954, she married Ricardo Gutierrez and in 1956 the couple moved to Los Angeles where they had nine children.[1]
She founded Madres de Este Los Angeles (MELASI) which defeated a proposal to build a prison near her home, and later a proposal to place a toxic dump and oil pipeline nearby. According to the National Women's History Project, MELASI also helped with the problems of "crime, unemployment, failing schools, dangerous working conditions, and pesticide-filled foods". They established a scholarship fund, giving more than $300,000 to local students, and a water conservation program that employed 22 people and built a community garden.[1]
Gutierrez’s work has been featured in the former Soviet Union, Australia, and Europe. Her archives are in the Urban Archive Collection at the California State University, Northridge.[1]
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