MANA de Kansas City Collection

Four Mexican American women, Bea Marie Mejia, Freda Mendez-Smith, Rachel Estada, and Estella Morales stand together at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City awards dinner. A banner hangs behind them...

Eight Mexican American women laugh, grin or smile as they stand in line in an auditorium at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. The woman on the left, Sally Ramos, is also grinning as she...

Five Mexican American women members of MANA de Kansas City board stand in line under a banner on the wall that reads, "mana. mexican american women's national association. Kansas City Chapter," during...

Five smiling Mexican American women stand together for a photograph during the first Moda Latina Show, Arcadian Hall, in Overland Park, Kansas. Freda Mendez-Smith is farthest to the right.

Four Mexican American women who are member of MANA de Kansas City prepare to entertain during the Posada del Sol Christmas party for retirees. The woman on the left wears a Santa hat. The woman on the...

Four Mexican American women, three sitting at a long table, Anna Maria Bellatin, and Rose Vest, with their work on the table in front of them, and one standing behind these three, Freda Mendez-Smith...

Two Mexican American women, Freda Mendez-Smith and Rose Vest, sit and give big smiles to the camera during Community Services Award event at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri...

Freda Mendez-Smith, the person on the farthest right side of the photograph, sits on the back row with an audience of Mexican American women and men, Delmira Quarles, an African American woman, and...

Freda Mendez-Smith, a Mexican American woman, speaks into a microphone on a podium at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. Eight Mexican American women stand in a line beside her and in front of...

Freda Mendez-Smith, a Mexican American woman, stands behind a lectern in front of a stage in possibly a school gymnasium and turns to the left to swear in the eight Mexican American women to their...

Eight Mexican American women stand in a line in front of a stage, raise their right hands, as they face Freda Mendez-Smith whose back is to the camera as she faces the group of women at an...

A close-up head-shot photograph of a Mexican American woman, Freda Mendez-Smith, wearing a navy blue pinstriped jacket during the first Moda Latina Show, Arcadian Hall, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Freda Mendez-Smith and an unidentified woman, both Mexican American women, hold up customized t-shirts during the 1987 installation ceremony for MANA de Kansas City. An unidentified Mexican American...

Seven Mexican American women stand in a business office during the MANA de Kansas City Installation Service. Other Mexican American men and women look on. The woman farthest to the right is Freda...

Mexican American men and women dine at long banquet tables at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City awards dinner. Freda Mendez-Smith is on the farthest right side of the photograph.

A Mexican American girl wearing a blue dress with a white floral pattern, stands next to a Mexican American woman, Freda Mendez-Smith, wearing a navy blue jacket with the lapels outlined in white, and...

Mexican American women and one Mexican American man are seated at a long table eating as people begin to arrive for the MANA de Kansas City mole dinner for the Mattie Rhodes Center. Another long table...

Seven Mexican American women stand sideways in a line and look back to their left sides to smile at the camera at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. Freda Mendez-Smith is on the left side of...

Seven Mexican American women stand sideways in a line and look back to their left sides to smile at the camera at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. Freda Mendez-Smith is on the left side of...

Seven Mexican American women stand sideways in a line and look back to their left sides to smile and give a thumbs up at the camera at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. Freda Mendez-Smith is...

Six Mexican American women line up and stand in front of a speakers area. The two in the center hold a framed certificate. A women behind them is stepping down from the speaking area. There is a flag...

Six Mexican American women sit on lawn chairs wearing casual clothing and visit. Freda Mendez-Smith sits with her fingers entwined around her knee. To her left is Sally Ramos with her elbow resting on...

Six Mexican American women stand together and smile for a photograph as the woman in the center, Mary Estrada, holds a large plaque that honors past presidents of MANA de Kansas City during an unknown...

Nine Mexican American women stand in the front of an auditorium with the stage behind them and look at the woman speaking into the microphone on the lectern, Sally Ramos, at an unidentified MANA de...