Lesson Plan: Mexican Immigrants and Labor Industries

by Kahleah Paris
March 16, 2025

This 50-minute lesson plan, designed for high school students, explores labor divisions among Mexican immigrant workers in Lane County, Oregon, during the 1940s. Taking a particular focus on women in the household and men in alternative labor industries.

50-minute lesson plan

Powerpoint for lecture

Activity Guide for Instructors : here

Activity Guide for Students : here 

Materials for Herlinda Sanchez (Groups 1 and 2) : Questions, RecordsAnswer Key

Materials needed for David Ward Taylor (Groups 3 and 4) : Questions, RecordsAnswer Key