Working Women, Entrepreneurs, and the Mexican RevolutionIn the 1890s, Spanish entrepreneurs spearheaded the emergence of Crdoba, Veracruz, as Mexicos largest commercial center for coffee preparation and export to the Atlantic community. Seasonal women workers quickly became the major part of the agroindustrys labor force. As they grew in numbers and influence in the first half of the twentieth century, these women shaped the workplace culture and contested gender norms through labor union activism and