América Iglesias Thatcher (November 4, 1907 – April 20, 1989) was a Puerto-Rican-American labor activist and the daughter of Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias.
Early life
Thatcher was the daughter of Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias. She had seven sisters, named Libertad, Igualdad, Justicia, Paz, Luz, Fraternidad and Victory.
She worked as staff for Rose Pesotta and helped organise garment workers. Correspondence between Pesotta and Thatcher was widely cited in Elaine Leeder's 1993 book The Gentle General: Rose Pesotta, Anarchist and Labor Organizer.
Death
She died in Los Angeles, aged 81.