FacebookTwitterEmail Emma Tenayuca, the 21-year-old labor leader who led the largest strike in city history against pecan plants in 1938, was honored by the world's largest museum on International Women's Day.UTSA Special Collections Emma Tenayuca, the 21-year-old labor leader who led the largest strike in city history against pecan plants in 1938, was honored by the world's largest museum on International Women's Day. The Smithsonian Institute marked March 8 by telling the stories of changemakers "You May Not Know." While Tenayuca may not be a familiar name outside of Texas, her fight is revered in San Antonio and similarly aligns with the inception of International Women's Day.